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yardley

/jˈɑɹdli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
yard-ley
IPA
/jˈɑɹdli/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP124538).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English ġerd (“stick, rod”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to yard + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Yardleys (plural) Yeardley (alternative)

Phrases

South Yardley Yardley Gobion Yardley Hastings Yardley Wood

Rhymes With

hardly ardley

Questions

How do you pronounce yardley?
The recorded pronunciation is /jˈɑɹdli/.
What does yardley mean?
A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP124538).
Where does yardley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce yardley

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