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Yaxley

Yaxley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1892).

Proper noun

Yaxley (countable and uncountable, plural Yaxleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1892).
  2. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1273).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Yaxley

pluralYaxleys

Origin of Yaxley

From Old English ġēac (“cuckoo”) + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Yaxley

What does Yaxley mean?
Yaxley means a village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1892).
What part of speech is Yaxley?
Yaxley is a proper noun.

Words near Yaxley in the dictionary

  1. yaws
  2. Yawuru
  3. yawweed
  4. yawy
  5. yaxche
  6. Yaxley
  7. Yaxleys
  8. yay
  9. yay-boo
  10. yaya
  11. yaya papaya

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