Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eckersley

/ˈɛkɚsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
eck-er-s-ley
IPA
/ˈɛkɚsli/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Ecgheard + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce eckersley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛkɚsli/.
What does eckersley mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does eckersley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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