Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pauly

/ˈpɔːli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
pauly
IPA
/ˈpɔːli/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the male given name Paul.

Etymology

From Paul + -y.

Word Breakdown

Homonyms

Polly (cot–caught merger) poorly (non-rhotic, pour–poor merger)

Rhymes With

raleigh wally crawley nepali hawley callie macaulay mccauley hallie pauley mcauley lawley

Questions

How do you pronounce pauly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔːli/.
What does pauly mean?
A diminutive of the male given name Paul.
Where does pauly come from?
From Paul + -y.

How to pronounce pauly

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈpɔːli/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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