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Akeley

Akeley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7037).

Proper noun

Akeley (countable and uncountable, plural Akeleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7037).
  2. A city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Akeley

pluralAkeleys

Origin of Akeley

From Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Oakley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.

Questions about Akeley

What does Akeley mean?
Akeley means a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7037).
What part of speech is Akeley?
Akeley is a proper noun.

Words near Akeley in the dictionary

  1. Akel
  2. akela
  3. akelas
  4. Akeldama
  5. Akeldamas
  6. Akeley
  7. Akeleys
  8. Akels
  9. Akeman
  10. akembo
  11. aken

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