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Ilsley

Ilsley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Ilsley (countable and uncountable, plural Ilsleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. An unincorporated community, formerly a town, in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.

Forms of Ilsley

pluralIlsleys

Origin of Ilsley

Habitational surname from the villages of East and West Ilsley, from the Old English personal name Hild + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Words formed from Ilsley

Questions about Ilsley

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

Words near Ilsley in the dictionary

  1. ilsemannite
  2. ilsemannites
  3. Ilseng
  4. ILSI
  5. Ilsington
  6. Ilsley
  7. Ilsleys
  8. Ilston
  9. ILTF
  10. iltisite
  11. Ilton

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