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sedgley

/sˈɛdʒli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
sed-g-ley
IPA
/sˈɛdʒli/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburban town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, historically in Staffordshire (OS grid ref SO9193).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Seċġ, a byname from seċġ (“man, hero”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Sedgleys (plural)

Rhymes With

edgley

Questions

How do you pronounce sedgley?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛdʒli/.
What does sedgley mean?
A suburban town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, historically in Staffordshire (OS grid ref SO9193).
Where does sedgley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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