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Bentley

/ˈbɛntliː/

Bentley proper noun: an English habitational surname from Old English.

bentley: an English habitational surname from Old English
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Proper noun

Bentley

  1. An English habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A locality in the Kyogle council area, Lismore council area and the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
  4. A town in Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada.
  5. A hamlet in Rowley parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA0135).
  6. A hamlet north-west of Brentwood, Brentwood borough, Essex (OS grid ref TQ5696).
  7. A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7844).
  8. A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1136).
  9. An outer suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5605).
  10. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Bentley and Merevale Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2895).
  11. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9899).
  12. Lower Bentley and Upper Bentley in Bentley Pauncefoot parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire.
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  1. A small town in Hancock County, Illinois.
  2. A small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan.
  4. A township in Gladwin County, Michigan.
  5. An unincorporated community in Hettinger County, North Dakota.

Noun

Bentley (plural Bentleys)

  1. A motor car manufactured by this company.
    • The car she reclined in was a 1960s Bentley.2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 148
    • The EXP 100 GT is a two-door, four-seat behemoth measuring 19 feet (5.8 meters) in length. It’s designed to show what a Bentley GT might look like in the year 2035, complete with a pure-electric powertrain and self-driving capabilities.2019 July 10, John McIlroy, “Bentley marks 100th birthday with futuristic new concept car”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023

Bentley meaning in Marathi, Arabic and Persian

Bentley in Marathi

British car
बेन्ट्ली benṭlī

Bentley in Arabic

British car
بِنْتْلِي bintlī

Bentley in Persian

British car
بنتلی bentli

Forms of Bentley

Proper noun
alternative formBently
Noun
pluralBentleys

Origin of Bentley

From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word lēah or lēag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham.

Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley.

Words formed from Bentley

Questions about Bentley

What does Bentley mean?
Bentley means an English habitational surname from Old English.
What is Bentley in Marathi?
Bentley in Marathi is बेन्ट्ली (benṭlī). See Bentley meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Bentley?
Bentley can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Bentley?
Bentley is pronounced /ˈbɛntliː/.

Words near Bentley in the dictionary

  1. Bentlee
  2. Bentleigh
  3. Bentleigh East
  4. Bentler
  5. Bentlers
  6. Bentley
  7. Bentley Heath
  8. Bentley Pauncefoot
  9. Bentleyan
  10. Bentleys
  11. Bently

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