Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hawley

/hˈɔli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: haw-ley
IPA: /hˈɔli/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Example Sentences

"Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren are teaming up on a bill that targets pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as the health care industry faces growing scrutiny following last week's shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO."

Etymology

Two main origins: * The village in Hampshire is from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hall + -ley (“lea”). * The village in Kent is from Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to holy + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: heall, hāliġ
Suffix: hall, holy

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hawleys (plural)

Derived Forms

hawleyite

Phrases

Blackwater and Hawley Hawley Beach Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley

Homonyms

hallie

Rhymes With

raleigh wally crawley nepali callie macaulay pauly mccauley hallie pauley mcauley lawley

Questions

How do you pronounce hawley?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔli/.
What does hawley mean?: A placename:
Where does hawley come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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