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Walkley

Walkley proper noun: a suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3388).

Proper noun

Walkley (countable and uncountable, plural Walkleys)

  1. A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3388).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Walkley

pluralWalkleys

Origin of Walkley

From the unattested Old English personal name *Walca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Walkley

What does Walkley mean?
Walkley means a suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3388).
What part of speech is Walkley?
Walkley is a proper noun.

Words near Walkley in the dictionary

  1. walkist
  2. walkists
  3. Walklate
  4. Walklates
  5. walkless
  6. Walkley
  7. Walkleys
  8. walkman
  9. Walkman Bean
  10. walkmans
  11. walkmen

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