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filley

/fˈɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
fil-ley
IPA
/fˈɪli/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Middle English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English filli (“filly, young female horse”), perhaps a nickname for a temperamental or skittish person.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Filleys (plural)

Homonyms

phillie

Rhymes With

really silly billy chile lily willie chili philly willy lilly chilly billie

Questions

How do you pronounce filley?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɪli/.
What does filley mean?
A surname from Middle English.
Where does filley come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce filley

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