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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

howley

/ˈhaʊ.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
How-ley
IPA
/ˈhaʊ.li/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

The town in Newfoundland is named after geologist and surveyor James Patrick Howley (1847–1918).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Howleys (plural)

Homonyms

haole

Rhymes With

crowley cowley paoli powley jowly rowley haole dowle

Questions

How do you pronounce howley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊ.li/.
What does howley mean?
A surname.
Where does howley come from?
The town in Newfoundland is named after geologist and surveyor James Patrick Howley (1847–1918).

How to pronounce howley

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