Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kenley

/kˈɛnli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
ken-ley
IPA
/kˈɛnli/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

name

A suburb in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3259).

Etymology

* Shortened from McKenley, variant of McKinley * Habitational from Old English Cena (“a man's name”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

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Questions

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

How to pronounce kenley

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