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Calverley

/ˈkælvə(ɹ)li/

Calverley proper noun: a village in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2036).

Proper noun

Calverley (countable and uncountable, plural Calverleys)

  1. A village in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2036).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Calverley

pluralCalverleys

Origin of Calverley

From Old English calfra, genitive plural of cælf (“calf”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Calverley

What does Calverley mean?
Calverley means a village in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2036).
What part of speech is Calverley?
Calverley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Calverley?
Calverley is pronounced /ˈkælvə(ɹ)li/.

Words near Calverley in the dictionary

  1. calver
  2. calvered
  3. calveren
  4. calverial
  5. calvering
  6. Calverley
  7. Calverleys
  8. calvers
  9. Calvert
  10. Calvert County
  11. Calvert Green

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