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Gumley

Gumley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP681719).

Proper noun

Gumley (countable and uncountable, plural Gumleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP681719).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Gumley

pluralGumleys

Origin of Gumley

From the Old English Godmundeslēah (literally “clearing of a man named Godmund”).

Questions about Gumley

What does Gumley mean?
Gumley means a village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP681719).
What part of speech is Gumley?
Gumley is a proper noun.

Words near Gumley in the dictionary

  1. gumland
  2. gumlands
  3. gumleaf
  4. gumleaves
  5. gumless
  6. Gumley
  7. Gumleys
  8. gumlike
  9. gumline
  10. gumlines
  11. Gumly Gumly

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