Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ouseley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
ouse-ley
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire; the second element is undoubtedly Old English lēah (“clearing, glade”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Ouseleys (plural) Ousley (alternative) Owsley (alternative)

Questions

What does ouseley mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does ouseley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce ouseley

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