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Downley

Downley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU8595).

Proper noun

Downley (countable and uncountable, plural Downleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU8595).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Downley

pluralDownleys

Origin of Downley

From Old English dūn (“hill, mountain”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to dune or down + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Downley

What does Downley mean?
Downley means a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU8595).
What part of speech is Downley?
Downley is a proper noun.

Words near Downley in the dictionary

  1. downleveled
  2. downleveling
  3. downlevelled
  4. downlevelling
  5. downlevels
  6. Downley
  7. Downleys
  8. downlift
  9. downlifts
  10. downlight
  11. downlighted

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