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halley

/ˈhæl.iː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
Hal-ley
IPA
/ˈhæl.iː/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAilche (“descendant of Ailche”), a personal name of unclear origin. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁille (“descendant of Áille”), a byname from áille (“beauty”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó hAilche, Ó hÁille

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhæl.iː/
  • British English: /ˈhæl.iː/

Inflected Forms

Halleys (plural)

Derived Forms

Halleyan

Phrases

Halley's Comet Halley's method

Rhymes With

valley rally finale sally alley tally verbally o'malley galley allie dally bally

Questions

How do you pronounce halley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæl.iː/.
What does halley mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does halley come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce halley

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