Etymology

Ardley

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5427). Full definition →

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The story

From the Old English personal name Eardwulf, which is composed of the elements eard (“homeland; earth”) and wulf (“wolf”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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