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thornley

/θˈɔɹnli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
thorn-ley
IPA
/θˈɔɹnli/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Thornleys (plural) Thorneloe (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce thornley?
The recorded pronunciation is /θˈɔɹnli/.
What does thornley mean?
A placename:
Where does thornley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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