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knollys

/noʊlz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
knollys
IPA
/noʊlz/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Middle English.

Countable

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived at the top of a hill, from a genitive or plural form of Middle English knoll (“hilltop, hillock”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Knollyses (plural) Knoles (alternative) Knowles (alternative) Noles (alternative)

Homonyms

knowles

Rhymes With

goals roles holes rolls souls poles bowls patrols knowles coles coals kohls

Questions

How do you pronounce knollys?
The recorded pronunciation is /noʊlz/.
What does knollys mean?
A surname from Middle English.
Where does knollys come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce knollys

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