The story
- Old English · derived fromāc“oak”
- English todayAkeley
From Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Oakley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishāc all →
eagleOgdenactonAckleyOakleighAclandOakfordAughtonAcklamAkridgeac-AckfordAightonKnockholt
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.