Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shanley

/ʃˈænli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
shan-ley
IPA
/ʃˈænli/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Seanlaoich (“son of Seanlaoch”), a personal name composed of the elements sean (“old”) + laoch (“hero, champion”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Shanleys (plural)

Rhymes With

stanley manly hanley manley stanly hanly ganley cranley danley

Questions

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

How to pronounce shanley

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