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Lumley

Lumley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Lumley (countable and uncountable, plural Lumleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A hamlet near Hermitage, Southbourne parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU7506).

Forms of Lumley

pluralLumleys

Origin of Lumley

Habitational surname from the villages of Great Lumley and Lumley Thicks, in County Durham, from Old English lumm (“pool”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Lumley

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

Words near Lumley in the dictionary

  1. lumirhodopsin
  2. lumirubin
  3. lumisterol
  4. Lumity
  5. Lumkin
  6. Lumley
  7. Lumley Thicks
  8. Lumleys
  9. lumme
  10. Lummes
  11. Lummi

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