Cleveley

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English clif →
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Meanings

proper nounCleveley (plural Cleveleys)

plural Cleveleys · alternative Cleverly

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishclif“cliff; river-bank”
  2. EnglishCleveley

Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Enstone, Oxfordshire, from Old English clif (“cliff; river-bank”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to cliff + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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