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Keele

/kil/

Keele proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Keele

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8045).

Origin of Keele

From Old English cȳ, plural of cū (“cow”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”); "the hill where cows graze".

Questions about Keele

What does Keele mean?
Keele means a surname.
What part of speech is Keele?
Keele is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Keele?
Keele is pronounced /kil/.

Words near Keele in the dictionary

  1. keelboater
  2. keelboaters
  3. keelboatman
  4. keelboatmen
  5. keelboats
  6. Keele
  7. keeled
  8. keeled over
  9. keeler
  10. keelers
  11. Keeles

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