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Towneley

Towneley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Towneley (plural Towneleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Towneley

pluralTowneleys
alternative formTownley

Origin of Towneley

Habitational surname from a minor place near Burnley, in Lancashire, from Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to town + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Towneley

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

Words near Towneley in the dictionary

  1. towndwellers
  2. towne
  3. towned
  4. townee
  5. townees
  6. Towneley
  7. Towneleys
  8. Townend
  9. towner
  10. Towner County
  11. towners

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