The story
- Old English · derived fromhunig“honey”
- English todayHoniley
From Old English hunig (“honey”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, leigh”), recorded as Hunilege in 1208. Equivalent to honey + -ley (“lea”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A small village in Beausale, Haseley, Honiley and Wroxall parish, Warwick district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2472). Full definition →