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kirkley

/kˈɝkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
kirkley
IPA
/kˈɝkli/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1676).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A southern suburb of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM541916).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse kirkja (“church”) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to church + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

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Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Kirkleys (plural) Kirtley (alternative)

Rhymes With

berkeley berkley merkley burkley

Questions

How do you pronounce kirkley?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɝkli/.
What does kirkley mean?
A village in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1676).
Where does kirkley come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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