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grindley

/ɡɹˈɪndli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
grind-ley
IPA
/ɡɹˈɪndli/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of various minor places in England, from Old English grēne (“green”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to green + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Grindleys (plural)

Phrases

Grindley Brook

Rhymes With

findlay lindley hindley findley brindley windley kindley

Questions

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

How to pronounce grindley

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