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Emley

Emley proper noun: a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE242130).

Proper noun

Emley (countable and uncountable, plural Emleys)

  1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE242130).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Emley

pluralEmleys

Origin of Emley

From the Old English male personal name *Ema + lēah (“woodland, glade”).

Questions about Emley

What does Emley mean?
Emley means a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE242130).
What part of speech is Emley?
Emley is a proper noun.

Words near Emley in the dictionary

  1. EMLA
  2. Emlen funnel
  3. Emlen funnels
  4. Emler
  5. Emlers
  6. Emley
  7. Emleys
  8. Emly
  9. Emlyn
  10. EMM
  11. emma

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