Etymology

Lilley

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Today it means: A hamlet in Catmore parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4479). Full definition →

Old English lind
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromlind“limetree”
  2. English todayLilley

From Old English lind (“limetree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishlind all →

limelindLinwoodLyndhurstLindleyLindonLindenhurstLinford

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.