Blakeley

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English blæc →
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Meanings

proper nounBlakeley (countable and uncountable, plural Blakeleys)

plural Blakeleys · alternative Blackley · alternative Blakely · alternative Blakley

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA ghost town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Erie County, New York, United States.
  4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
  5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
  6. countableuncountableA unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Blakely.

    Chanelle, who appeared on the seventh series of Big Brother in 2007, is currently holidaying with her two-year-old son Blakeley, reports the Daily Mail, and showed off her curves in a newspaper-print bikini.

    2025 March 27, AOL Travel, “Big Brother star Chanelle Hayes enjoys winter sun holiday in Tenerife”, in Yahoo! Finance
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    Mandrell and Bowers tied the knot in December 2024 with just their officiant and Mandrell’s daughter, Blakeley, in attendance. In a self-filmed video, the duo documented their nuptials, which took place at a gazebo on the water.

    2025 January 25, Alyssa Norwin, “Brayden Bowers & Christina Mandrell Are Married! Bachelor Nation Couple Elopes After 1-Year Engagement”, in TV Insider’s Swooon

Origin

  1. Old Englishblæc“black”
  2. EnglishBlakeley

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from Old English blæc (“black”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to black + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

Blakeley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blakeley

MLA

“Blakeley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blakeley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blakeley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blakeley.

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