Etymology

Hindley

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Today it means: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6204). Full definition →

Old English hind
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhind“hind, female deer”
  2. English todayHindley

From Old English hind (“hind, female deer”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hind + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhind all →

hindHinde

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