The story
- Old English · derived fromfearn“fern”
- English todayFarley
From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farnley.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishfearn all →
fernFarnhamFarehamFairburnFernleyFarlowFarnworthFarnleyFarncombeFarndishFarnhill
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.