Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tinsley

/tˈɪnsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: tins-ley
IPA: /tˈɪnsli/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3990).

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Tinsley Yard in Sheffield was once one of the largest and most advanced 'hump' marshalling yards in the world. But a decline in wagonload freight led to its swift demise and much of the site has lain derelict since the 1980s. MICHAEL RHODES examines this rise and fall in Tinsley's fortunes, and the new lease of life it has been offered by rising container traffic"

Etymology

From the unattested Old English personal name *Tynni + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tinsleys (plural)

Derived Forms

tinsleyite

Phrases

Tinsley Green

Rhymes With

princely linsley hinsley insley

Questions

How do you pronounce tinsley?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɪnsli/.
What does tinsley mean?: A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3990).
Where does tinsley come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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