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midgley

/ˈmɪd͡ʒli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
midg-ley
IPA
/ˈmɪd͡ʒli/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0326).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English myċġ (“midge, gnat, mosquito”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to midge + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Midgleys (plural)

Rhymes With

ridgely ridgley

Questions

How do you pronounce midgley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪd͡ʒli/.
What does midgley mean?
A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0326).
Where does midgley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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