Etymology

Headley

H4E1A1D2L1E1Y4

Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Old English hǣþ
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhǣþ“heath”
  2. English todayHeadley

From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + lēah (“clearing”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhǣþ all →

heathHadleyHathawayHeathfieldHadfieldHothfield

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