Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oakley

/ˈoʊkli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: oak-ley
IPA: /ˈoʊkli/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Example Sentences

"Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rhinelander 2d and their son and daughter, Oakley and Miss Lebrun Rhinelander, who have been spending the Summer at Gloucester, were guests at the Viking today."
"Today they have two more children, Kendall Iris, 5, and their son Oakley, 11 months old."
"Zac Holbrook was in the maternity suite along with his partner Leah Batross and her brother Jade Batross Jr as she gave birth to daughter Oakley."

Etymology

From Old English Āclēa, from āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Akeley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: Āclēa
Suffix: oak

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈoʊkli/
British English: /ˈəʊkli/

Derived Forms

Oaklen Oaklyn

Phrases

Brome and Oakley Great Oakley Little Oakley

Frequently Paired Words

Oakland Oakwood

Rhymes With

coakley stokely

Questions

How do you pronounce oakley?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊkli/.
What does oakley mean?: Several places in England:
Where does oakley come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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