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Huxley

/ˈhʌksli/

Huxley proper noun: a village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ510614).

Proper noun

Huxley (countable and uncountable, plural Huxleys)

  1. A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ510614).
  2. A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada, named after Thomas Henry Huxley.
  3. A city in Story County, Iowa, United States.
  4. A city in Shelby County, Texas, United States.
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
  6. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Huxley meaning in Tamil

Huxley in Tamil

ஹக்ஸ்லி

Forms of Huxley

pluralHuxleys

Origin of Huxley

From the Old English personal name *Hucc + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). The first element could also be husc (“insult, scorn, mockery”).

Words formed from Huxley

Phrases with Huxley

Questions about Huxley

What does Huxley mean?
Huxley means a village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ510614).
What is Huxley in Tamil?
Huxley in Tamil is ஹக்ஸ்லி. See Huxley meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Huxley?
Huxley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Huxley?
Huxley is pronounced /ˈhʌksli/.

Words near Huxley in the dictionary

  1. Huxham
  2. Huxhams
  3. Huxi
  4. Huxit
  5. Huxleian
  6. Huxley
  7. Huxleyan
  8. Huxleys
  9. huxon
  10. Huxtable
  11. Huxtables

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Huxley (page history and authors); Huxley (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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