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greenlee

/ɡɹˈinlˌi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
green-lee
IPA
/ɡɹˈinlˌi/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, named from Old English grēne (“green”) + lēah (“clearing, glade”). Equivalent to green + -lee (“lea”); compare Green and Greene.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Greenlees (plural) Greenley (alternative)

Phrases

Greenlee County

Questions

How do you pronounce greenlee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈinlˌi/.
What does greenlee mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does greenlee come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce greenlee

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