The story
- Old English · derived fromdūn“hill, mountain”
- English todayDownley
From Old English dūn (“hill, mountain”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to dune or down + -ley (“lea”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishdūn all →
downDunhamDuttonDuntonDunsmoreRawdonDunnettDunwichDuncombeBreedonChurchdownDungateLong CrendonNorth Downs
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.