Meanings
proper nounChildrey (countable and uncountable, plural Childreys)
plural Childreys
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3687).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
From either the Old English personal name *Cilla or cille (“spring”) + rīþ (“stream, rivulet”).
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APA
Childrey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Childrey
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Childrey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Childrey.
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