The story
- Old English · derived fromgāt“goat”
- English todayGateley
From Old English gāt (“goat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to goat + -ley (“lea”). Compare Shipley (literally “sheep lea”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishgāt all →
goatGatwickGatton
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.