Etymology

Dursley

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Today it means: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7598). Full definition →

Old English Deorsigeslēah
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  1. Old English · derived fromDeorsigeslēah
  2. English todayDursley

From Old English Deorsigeslēah, from the personal name Deorsiġe (“dear victory”) in the genitive case Deorsiġes + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

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