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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hockley

/hˈɑkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
hock-ley
IPA
/hˈɑkli/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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A placename:

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A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Hocca or hocc (“mallow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hockleys (plural)

Phrases

Hockley County Hockley Heath

Rhymes With

shockley lockley brockley stockley stokley rockley yokley cokley

Questions

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

How to pronounce hockley

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