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Nunley

Nunley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Nunley (plural Nunleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Nunley

pluralNunleys

Origin of Nunley

Habitational surname from a minor place in Wroxall, Warwickshire, from Old English nunne (“nun, priestess”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to nun + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Nunley

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

Words near Nunley in the dictionary

  1. nunkies
  2. nunky
  3. nunless
  4. nunlet
  5. nunlets
  6. Nunley
  7. Nunleys
  8. nunlike
  9. nunly
  10. Nunn
  11. nunna

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