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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ransley

/ɹˈænsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
rans-ley
IPA
/ɹˈænsli/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost manor in Penshurst, Kent, which is recorded as Reneslegh in 1292, Ranshlegh in 1435 and Raneleights Heath in 1800. This placename derives from an uncertain first element + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Ransleys (plural)

Rhymes With

ansley hansley

Questions

How do you pronounce ransley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈænsli/.
What does ransley mean?
A surname from Old English.
Where does ransley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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