Akeley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7037).

OriginOld English āc →
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Meanings

proper nounAkeley (countable and uncountable, plural Akeleys)

plural Akeleys

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7037).
    2. countableuncountableA city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishāc“oak”
  2. EnglishAkeley

From Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Oakley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Akeley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akeley

MLA

“Akeley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akeley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Akeley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Akeley.

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