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huxley

/ˈhʌksli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
hux-ley
IPA
/ˈhʌksli/
19
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Hucc + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). The first element could also be husc (“insult, scorn, mockery”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Huxleys (plural)

Derived Forms

Huxleyan

Questions

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

How to pronounce huxley

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