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Swartley

Swartley proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Swartley (plural Swartleys)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Swartley

pluralSwartleys

Origin of Swartley

From Old English sweart (“black”) + lēah (“meadow, woodland clearing”). Compare Whitley.

Questions about Swartley

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

Words near Swartley in the dictionary

  1. swartiness
  2. swarting
  3. swartish
  4. Swartkrans
  5. Swartkranz
  6. Swartley
  7. Swartleys
  8. swartness
  9. Swartney
  10. Swartout
  11. Swartouts

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