Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nunley

/nˈʌnli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
nun-ley
IPA
/nˈʌnli/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Wroxall, Warwickshire, from Old English nunne (“nun, priestess”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to nun + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Nunleys (plural)

Rhymes With

hunley munley

Questions

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

How to pronounce nunley

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