Meanings
proper nounAudley (countable and uncountable, plural Audleys)
plural Audleys
- countableuncountableA village in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7950).
- countableuncountableA locality in Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
From the Old English personal name Ealdgȳþ + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
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