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Denley

Denley proper noun: a habitational surname.

Proper noun

Denley (countable and uncountable, plural Denleys)

  1. A habitational surname.

Forms of Denley

pluralDenleys
alternative formDenleigh
alternative formDenly

Origin of Denley

"Dweller by the valley-clearing", from Old English denu (“valley”) + lēah (“wood clearing”).

Questions about Denley

What does Denley mean?
Denley means a habitational surname.
What part of speech is Denley?
Denley is a proper noun.

Words near Denley in the dictionary

  1. denizes
  2. denizing
  3. Denizli
  4. Denjoe
  5. Denkha
  6. Denley
  7. denlike
  8. Denlinger
  9. Denman
  10. Denmans
  11. Denmark

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