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Rockley

Rockley proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Rockley (countable and uncountable, plural Rockleys)

  1. A surname.
  2. A hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England.
  3. A hamlet in Wiltshire, England.
  4. A locality in the Bathurst council area and the Oberon council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A small community in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Forms of Rockley

pluralRockleys

Origin of Rockley

From Old English hrōc (“rook”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

Words formed from Rockley

Questions about Rockley

What does Rockley mean?
Rockley means a surname.
What part of speech is Rockley?
Rockley is a proper noun.

Words near Rockley in the dictionary

  1. Rocklein
  2. rockless
  3. rocklessness
  4. rocklet
  5. rocklets
  6. Rockley
  7. Rockley Mount
  8. rocklike
  9. Rocklin
  10. rockling
  11. rocklings

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