Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gilroy

/ɡˈɪlɹˌɔɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: gilroy
IPA: /ɡˈɪlɹˌɔɪ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A home is flooded in Gilroy on January 9."

Etymology

From Middle English Gilry, from Irish Giolla rua (“servant of the red-haired lad”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Gilry, Giolla rua

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gilroys (plural) Gildroy (alternative)

Rhymes With

kilroy milroy

Questions

How do you pronounce gilroy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɪlɹˌɔɪ/.
What does gilroy mean?: A city in Santa Clara County, California, United States.
Where does gilroy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce gilroy

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