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Shakerley

Shakerley proper noun: a suburban area near Tyldesley, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6902).

Proper noun

Shakerley (countable and uncountable, plural Shakerleys)

  1. A suburban area near Tyldesley, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6902).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Shakerley

pluralShakerleys
alternative formShackley

Origin of Shakerley

From Old English scēacere (“robber, thief”) (from Proto-West Germanic *skākārī) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).

Questions about Shakerley

What does Shakerley mean?
Shakerley means a suburban area near Tyldesley, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6902).
What part of speech is Shakerley?
Shakerley is a proper noun.

Words near Shakerley in the dictionary

  1. shakerful
  2. shakerfuls
  3. Shakerish
  4. Shakerism
  5. Shakerisms
  6. Shakerley
  7. Shakerleys
  8. Shakerlike
  9. shakers
  10. shakes
  11. shakes a leg

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