Rayleigh

See also: rayleigh

English

Etymology

Of the same origin as Raleigh (which is usually pronounced differently); see Wikipedia at Rayleigh, Essex § Toponymy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreɪli/

Proper noun

Rayleigh

  1. A surname.
  2. Lord Rayleigh, English physicist
  3. A town and civil parish with a town council in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8090). [1]
  4. A neighbourhood of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, named after the English town.

Derived terms

  • Raleigh (not to be confused; usually sounds different)

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Essex)
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