Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quigley

/kwˈɪɡli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: quigley
IPA: /kwˈɪɡli/

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coigligh. Compare Cogley.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Coigligh

Inflected Forms

Quigleys (plural)

Phrases

Quigley scale

Rhymes With

wrigley wigley higley bigley figley sigley

Questions

How do you pronounce quigley?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwˈɪɡli/.
What does quigley mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does quigley come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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