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Blakeley

Blakeley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Blakeley (countable and uncountable, plural Blakeleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A ghost town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
  3. A hamlet in Erie County, New York, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

Forms of Blakeley

pluralBlakeleys
alternative formBlackley
alternative formBlakely
alternative formBlakley

Origin of Blakeley

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from Old English blæc (“black”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to black + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Blakeley

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

Words near Blakeley in the dictionary

  1. Blakeans
  2. Blakeborough
  3. Blakebrook
  4. Blakedown
  5. Blakehurst
  6. Blakeley
  7. Blakeleys
  8. Blakely
  9. Blakelys
  10. Blakeman
  11. Blakemans

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