Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sisley

/sˈɪzli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: sis-ley
IPA: /sˈɪzli/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a matronymic.

Etymology

From the popular Middle English female given name Sisely, from Old French Cecile, Cicile, ultimately from Latin Caecilia.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Cecile, Caecilia

Inflected Forms

Sisleys (plural)

Rhymes With

grizzly grisly risley drizzly nisley

Questions

How do you pronounce sisley?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɪzli/.
What does sisley mean?: A surname originating as a matronymic.
Where does sisley come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce sisley

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