Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manley

/mˈænli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: man-ley
IPA: /mˈænli/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

* As an English surname, from Old English mæne (“common, shared”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to mean + -ley (“lea”). * Also as an English surname, from the adjective manly (“brave, manly”). * As an Irish surname, anglicized from Ó Máinle (“descendant of Máinle”); see Malley. * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Maonghaile (“descendant of Maonghal”), from maoin (“wealth”) + gal (“valor, fury”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: mæne, -
Suffix: mean

Usage

Inflected Forms

Manleys (plural)

Rhymes With

stanley manly hanley shanley stanly hanly ganley cranley danley

Questions

How do you pronounce manley?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈænli/.
What does manley mean?: A placename:
Where does manley come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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