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Exley

Exley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

exley: a surname from Old English
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Proper noun

Exley (countable and uncountable, plural Exleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A small suburb south of Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0922).

Forms of Exley

pluralExleys
alternative formAxley

Origin of Exley

Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Cumbric *eglēs (“church”) (also found in Eccles) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”).

Questions about Exley

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

Words near Exley in the dictionary

  1. exits
  2. exits stage left
  3. exitus
  4. exlex
  5. exlexes
  6. Exley
  7. Exleys
  8. Exline
  9. Exlines
  10. exmatriculate
  11. exmatriculated

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