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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olney

/ˈoʊlni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
ol-ney
IPA
/ˈoʊlni/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the dative form of the Old English personal name *Olla + īeġ (“island”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Olneys (plural)

Phrases

Olney's bulrush Olney's lesions Olney's three-square bulrush

Rhymes With

nadolny

Questions

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

How to pronounce olney

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