Etymology

Bexley

B3E1X8L1E1Y4

Today it means: A suburban town in the borough of Bexley, south-east Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4973). Full definition →

Old English byxe
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombyxe“box tree”
  2. English todayBexley

From Old English byxe (“box tree”) + leah (“wood”), equivalent to box + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbyxe all →

Bixby

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