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Beesley

Beesley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Beesley (plural Beesleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Beesley

pluralBeesleys
alternative formBeasley
alternative formBeazley
alternative formBeesly
alternative formBeezley
alternative formBesley
alternative formBiesley

Origin of Beesley

Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English *beos (“bentgrass”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Words formed from Beesley

Questions about Beesley

What does Beesley mean?
Beesley means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Beesley?
Beesley is a proper noun.

Words near Beesley in the dictionary

  1. Beese
  2. Beesel
  3. Beeses
  4. beeskep
  5. beeskeps
  6. Beesley
  7. Beesley's lark
  8. Beesley's Point
  9. Beesleys
  10. Beesly
  11. beesom

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