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Audley

Audley proper noun: a village in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7950).

Proper noun

Audley (countable and uncountable, plural Audleys)

  1. A village in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7950).
  2. A locality in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Audley

pluralAudleys

Origin of Audley

From the Old English personal name Ealdgȳþ + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Words formed from Audley

Questions about Audley

What does Audley mean?
Audley means a village in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7950).
What part of speech is Audley?
Audley is a proper noun.

Words near Audley in the dictionary

  1. auditours
  2. auditress
  3. auditresses
  4. audits
  5. auditual
  6. Audley
  7. Audley End
  8. Audley Rural
  9. Audleys
  10. Audnedal
  11. Audouin's gull

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