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Matley

Matley proper noun: a hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9796).

Proper noun

Matley (countable and uncountable, plural Matleys)

  1. A hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9796).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Matley

pluralMatleys

Origin of Matley

From the Old English personal name *Matta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Matley

What does Matley mean?
Matley means a hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9796).
What part of speech is Matley?
Matley is a proper noun.

Words near Matley in the dictionary

  1. Matlack
  2. Matlacks
  3. Matlatzinca
  4. matlazahuatl
  5. matless
  6. Matley
  7. Matleys
  8. matlike
  9. Matlin
  10. Matlins
  11. Matlinses

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