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thorley

/θˈɔɹli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
thor-ley
IPA
/θˈɔɹli/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4719).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Yarmouth parish, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3788).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English þorn (“thornbush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Thorleys (plural)

Phrases

Mount Thorley

Rhymes With

sorely morley orly corley gourley mcsorley warley gorley whorley storlie

Questions

How do you pronounce thorley?
The recorded pronunciation is /θˈɔɹli/.
What does thorley mean?
A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4719).
Where does thorley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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