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Howley

Syllables: How·ley/ˈhaʊ.li/

Howley proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Howley (countable and uncountable, plural Howleys)

  1. A surname.
    • Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones).2024 September 11, Richard Brody, ““Winner” Takes Political Comedy Seriously”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2024
  2. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Forms of Howley

pluralHowleys

Origin of Howley

The town in Newfoundland is named after geologist and surveyor James Patrick Howley (1847–1918).

Words that rhyme with Howley

Questions about Howley

What does Howley mean?
Howley means a surname.
What part of speech is Howley?
Howley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Howley?
Howley is pronounced /ˈhaʊ.li/.

Words near Howley in the dictionary

  1. howlest
  2. howlet
  3. howleth
  4. howlets
  5. Howlett
  6. Howley
  7. Howleys
  8. Howlin
  9. howlin'
  10. howling
  11. howling at the moon

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