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Nibley

Nibley proper noun: a village in Westerleigh parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST693822).

Proper noun

Nibley (countable and uncountable, plural Nibleys)

  1. A village in Westerleigh parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST693822).
  2. An unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon, United States.
  3. A city in Cache County, Utah, United States.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Nibley

pluralNibleys

Origin of Nibley

From Old English hnybbe (“peak, top, summit”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Words formed from Nibley

Questions about Nibley

What does Nibley mean?
Nibley means a village in Westerleigh parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST693822).
What part of speech is Nibley?
Nibley is a proper noun.

Words near Nibley in the dictionary

  1. nibless
  2. niblet
  3. niblets
  4. Niblett
  5. Nibletts
  6. Nibley
  7. Nibleys
  8. niblick
  9. niblick shot
  10. niblick shots
  11. niblicked

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