Etymology

Buckley

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Today it means: A suburban area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9015). Full definition →

Old English bucca
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombucca“he-goat”
  2. English todayBuckley

From Old English bucca (“he-goat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to buck + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbucca all →

Buckman

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