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Ransley

Ransley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Ransley (plural Ransleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Ransley

pluralRansleys

Origin of Ransley

Habitational surname from a lost manor in Penshurst, Kent, which is recorded as Reneslegh in 1292, Ranshlegh in 1435 and Raneleights Heath in 1800. This placename derives from an uncertain first element + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Ransley

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

Words near Ransley in the dictionary

  1. ransinga
  2. ransingas
  3. ransingha
  4. ransinghas
  5. Ranskill
  6. Ransley
  7. Ransleys
  8. Ransohan
  9. ransom
  10. Ransom County
  11. ransom note effect

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