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Beckley

Beckley proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Beckley (countable and uncountable, plural Beckleys)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ8523).
  3. A hamlet in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2296).
  4. A village in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5611)
  5. A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
  6. A city, the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Named after John J. Beckley.

Forms of Beckley

pluralBeckleys
alternative formBeckly

Origin of Beckley

"Becca's wood or clearing", from Old English personal name Becca + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

Questions about Beckley

What does Beckley mean?
Beckley means a surname.
What part of speech is Beckley?
Beckley is a proper noun.

Words near Beckley in the dictionary

  1. Beckinsales
  2. Beckis
  3. Beckler
  4. Becklers
  5. Beckles
  6. Beckley
  7. Beckleys
  8. Beckman
  9. Beckmann
  10. Beckmann fragmentation
  11. Beckmann fragmentations

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