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Eckersley

Eckersley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Eckersley (plural Eckersleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Eckersley

pluralEckersleys

Origin of Eckersley

Habitational surname from a lost place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Ecgheard + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Eckersley

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

Words near Eckersley in the dictionary

  1. Eckerman
  2. eckermannite
  3. Eckermans
  4. Eckersall
  5. Eckersalls
  6. Eckersley
  7. Eckersleys
  8. Eckerson
  9. Eckersons
  10. Eckert
  11. Eckert projection

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