The story
- Old English · inherited fromleah“woodland clearing”
- Old English · inherited fromhǣþ“heath”
- English todayHadley
From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + Old English leah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to heath (compare Heath) + -ley.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishhǣþ all →
heathHathawayHeadleyHeathfieldHadfieldHothfield
Old Englishleah all →
lealeighRipleyBurnleylyeExleyKirkleyLeybourneOuseleyDinckleyHigh Legh-leighRansleyWinkley
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.