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Buckley

/ˈbʌkli/

Buckley proper noun: a suburban area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9015).

Proper noun

Buckley (countable and uncountable, plural Buckleys)

  1. A suburban area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9015).
  2. A town and community with a town council in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2864).
  3. A locality in Surf Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia.
  4. A village in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States.
  5. A village in Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
  6. A city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.
    • Chili’s has also enlisted several actors from “The Office” to star in the ads, including Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson), Andy Buckley (David Wallace), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer).2025 March 26, Jordan Valinsky, “Chili’s is opening a retro restaurant in Scranton that celebrates ‘The Office’”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 16 Apr 2025

Forms of Buckley

pluralBuckleys

Origin of Buckley

From Old English bucca (“he-goat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to buck + -ley (“lea”).

Words formed from Buckley

Questions about Buckley

What does Buckley mean?
Buckley means a suburban area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9015).
What part of speech is Buckley?
Buckley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Buckley?
Buckley is pronounced /ˈbʌkli/.

Words near Buckley in the dictionary

  1. buckles up
  2. bucklest
  3. buckleth
  4. Bucklew
  5. Bucklews
  6. Buckley
  7. Buckley rule
  8. Buckley Swamp
  9. Buckley syndrome
  10. Buckley Wells
  11. Buckley's

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