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Cleveley

Cleveley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Cleveley (plural Cleveleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Cleveley

pluralCleveleys
alternative formCleverly

Origin of Cleveley

Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Enstone, Oxfordshire, from Old English clif (“cliff; river-bank”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to cliff + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Cleveley

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

Words near Cleveley in the dictionary

  1. clevelandellids
  2. Clevelander
  3. Clevelanders
  4. clevelandite
  5. clevelandites
  6. Cleveley
  7. Cleveleys
  8. Clevenger
  9. Clevengers
  10. clever
  11. clever arse

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