Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
hor-ley
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Old English horn + lēah (“meadow”); "clearing in a horn-shaped piece of land".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does horley mean?
A town and civil parish in Reigate and Banstead borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ2842).
Where does horley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce horley

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