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Drakeley

Drakeley proper noun: a habitational surname.

Proper noun

Drakeley (countable and uncountable, plural Drakeleys)

  1. A habitational surname.

Forms of Drakeley

pluralDrakeleys
alternative formDrakely

Origin of Drakeley

From Old English *draca (“he-duck”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”).

Questions about Drakeley

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

Words near Drakeley in the dictionary

  1. drakefly
  2. Drakeford
  3. Drakefords
  4. drakelet
  5. drakelets
  6. Drakeley
  7. drakeling
  8. drakelings
  9. Drakelow
  10. Drakensberg
  11. drakes

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