Etymology

Swanley

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Today it means: A town and civil parish with a town council in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England, just outside Greater London (OS grid ref TQ5168). Full definition →

Old English sweġen
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromsweġen“swain”
  2. English todaySwanley

From Old English sweġen (“swain”) + lēah (“clearing”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsweġen all →

swainSwanton

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