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kelley

/kˈɛli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
kel-ley
IPA
/kˈɛli/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish, a less common spelling of Kelly.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A minor city in Story County, Iowa, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kelleys (plural)

Derived Forms

Kelleytown

Phrases

Kelleys Island

Homonyms

kelli kellie

Rhymes With

kelly delhi belly jelly ellie shelley deli shelly smelly telly nelly tele

Questions

How do you pronounce kelley?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɛli/.
What does kelley mean?
A surname from Irish, a less common spelling of Kelly.

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