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Offley

Offley proper noun: a civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL148262).

Proper noun

Offley (countable and uncountable, plural Offleys)

  1. A civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL148262).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Offley

pluralOffleys

Origin of Offley

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

Questions about Offley

What does Offley mean?
Offley means a civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL148262).
What part of speech is Offley?
Offley is a proper noun.

Words near Offley in the dictionary

  1. offlaying
  2. offlays
  3. offlead
  4. offlet
  5. offlets
  6. Offley
  7. Offleys
  8. offline
  9. offline installer
  10. offline installers
  11. offlineable

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