Etymology · Old English

leah

15 English words descend from Old English leah, most common first.

leaAn open field, meadow, pasture.
leighA meadow.
RipleyA surname from Old English.
HadleyA habitational surname from Old English.
BurnleyA market town in Lancashire, England.
lyeAn alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
ExleyA surname from Old English.
KirkleyA village in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1676).
LeybourneA village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England.
OuseleyA surname from Old English.
DinckleyA civil parish of Blackburn with Darwen district, Lancashire, England.
High LeghA village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7084).
-leighA suffix meaning “meadow” present in various given names and toponyms of Old English origin
RansleyA surname from Old English.
WinkleyA surname from Old English.

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