The story
- Old English · derived fromlēah“clearing, glade”
- English todayOuseley
Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire; the second element is undoubtedly Old English lēah (“clearing, glade”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishlēah all →
lealeighRipleyHadleyBurnleylyeExleyKirkleyLeybourneDinckleyHigh Legh-leighRansleyWinkley
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.