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gateley

/ɡˈætɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
gate-ley
IPA
/ɡˈætɪli/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9624).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English gāt (“goat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to goat + -ley (“lea”). Compare Shipley (literally “sheep lea”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Gateleys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gateley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈætɪli/.
What does gateley mean?
A small village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9624).
Where does gateley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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