Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fernley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: fern-ley
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A ghost town in Nevada County, California, United States.

name

A city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States.

Etymology

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“wood clearing”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: fearn

Phrases

Fernley Hills

Questions

What does fernley mean?: A ghost town in Nevada County, California, United States.
Where does fernley come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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