Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gimli

/ɡˈɪmli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: gim-li
IPA: /ɡˈɪmli/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name.

name

A town in Manitoba, Canada.

noun

A skilled warrior seen as comic relief, especially one who is short or otherwise shaped like a fantasy dwarf.

Example Sentences

"The thing that stands the most is that when I first read the books Ron was one of my fav characters, after watching the movies a lot of times I kind of hate him, he is the Gimli of this universe, but now that I'm reading the books again I find him OK. The movies make him look like a fool all the time."
"Hes the Gimli of GoTs. Should be a badass- used as comic relief."
"He is the Gimli of the Gamma team."

Etymology

A name from Old Norse.

Inflected Forms

Gimlis (plural)

Rhymes With

dimly grimly grimley primly

Questions

How do you pronounce gimli?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɪmli/.
What does gimli mean?: A male given name.
Where does gimli come from?: A name from Old Norse.

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