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Chalkley

Chalkley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Chalkley (plural Chalkleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Chalkley

pluralChalkleys

Origin of Chalkley

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in southern England, from Old English ċealc (“chalk”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to chalk + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Chalkley

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

Words near Chalkley in the dictionary

  1. chalkings
  2. chalkitis
  3. chalkland
  4. chalklands
  5. chalkless
  6. Chalkley
  7. Chalkleys
  8. chalklike
  9. chalkmark
  10. chalkmarks
  11. chalkone

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