Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

towle

/tˈaʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: towle
IPA: /tˈaʊl/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States, named after lumbermen George and Allen Towle.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

* As an English surname, from Middle English Tolle, a pet form of Anglo-Norman Torald, common name in Normandy from Old Norse Thóraldr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + vald (“rule, power”) (from Proto-Germanic *waldą). * The Middle English name was also Anglicized from Old Norse Tóli; see Tooley. Compare also Tolson. * Also as an English surname, variant of Towell.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Tolle, Torald, Thóraldr, *waldą

Usage

Inflected Forms

Towles (plural)

Rhymes With

foul owl howl growl fowl cowl prowl afoul scowl soule sproul jowl

Questions

How do you pronounce towle?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈaʊl/.
What does towle mean?: A surname.
Where does towle come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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