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whaley

/wˈeɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
wha-ley
IPA
/wˈeɪli/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5171).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to well + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Whaleys (plural)

Phrases

Whaley Bridge Whaley Thorns

Rhymes With

daily israeli bailey haley daly hayley daley hailey ukulele bayley aly baillie

Questions

How do you pronounce whaley?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈeɪli/.
What does whaley mean?
A village in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5171).
Where does whaley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce whaley

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