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Grindley

Grindley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Grindley (plural Grindleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Grindley

pluralGrindleys

Origin of Grindley

Habitational surname from any of various minor places in England, from Old English grēne (“green”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to green + -ley (“lea”).

Words formed from Grindley

Questions about Grindley

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

Words near Grindley in the dictionary

  1. grindlestone
  2. Grindleton
  3. Grindletonian
  4. Grindletonianism
  5. Grindletonians
  6. Grindley
  7. Grindley Brook
  8. Grindleys
  9. Grindon
  10. Grindon and Thorpe Thewles
  11. Grindrod

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