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Otley

Otley proper noun: a market town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2045).

Proper noun

Otley (countable and uncountable, plural Otleys)

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2045).
  2. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2055).
  3. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa, United States.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Otley

pluralOtleys
alternative formOttley

Origin of Otley

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

Questions about Otley

What does Otley mean?
Otley means a market town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2045).
What part of speech is Otley?
Otley is a proper noun.

Words near Otley in the dictionary

  1. OTKing
  2. otkon
  3. otkons
  4. OTKs
  5. OTL
  6. Otley
  7. Otleys
  8. OTLs
  9. otlum
  10. otlums
  11. OTM

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