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whatley

/wˈʌtli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
what-ley
IPA
/wˈʌtli/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7347).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Winsham parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3606).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Wheatley.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Whatleys (plural)

Rhymes With

utley nutley

Questions

How do you pronounce whatley?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈʌtli/.
What does whatley mean?
A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7347).
Where does whatley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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