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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

farley

/ˈfɑɹli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
far-ley
IPA
/ˈfɑɹli/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.

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A hamlet north of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3807).

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A hamlet north of Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6302).

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A hamlet and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0744).

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A village in Wiltshire, England.

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An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.

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A city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States.

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A census-designated place in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States.

Etymology

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farnley.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɑɹli/

Inflected Forms

Farleigh (alternative)

Rhymes With

charlie harley barley marley carly charley gnarly parley darley carli carley varley

Questions

How do you pronounce farley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɑɹli/.
What does farley mean?
A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
Where does farley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce farley

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