Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keele

/kil/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
keele
IPA
/kil/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A village and civil parish in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8045).

Etymology

From Old English cȳ, plural of cū (“cow”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”); "the hill where cows graze".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce keele?
The recorded pronunciation is /kil/.
What does keele mean?
A surname.
Where does keele come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce keele

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