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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tooley

/tˈuli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
too-ley
IPA
/tˈuli/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old Norse.

Etymology

Anglicized form of the Old Norse personal name Þórleifr, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and leifr (“inheritor”) (compare líf). (Note: Tooley Street in London, England, is of Old Norse origin, but is not from Þórleifr. It is a shortening of Sant Ole, meaning Saint Olaf.)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Tooleys (plural)

Homonyms

tulley

Rhymes With

truly newly julie duly unruly unduly cruelly dooley cooley coolly bernoulli lazuli

Questions

How do you pronounce tooley?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈuli/.
What does tooley mean?
A surname from Old Norse.
Where does tooley come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce tooley

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