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walkley

/wˈɔkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
walk-ley
IPA
/wˈɔkli/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3388).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Walkleys (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce walkley?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔkli/.
What does walkley mean?
A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3388).
Where does walkley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce walkley

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