Meanings
proper nounEmley (countable and uncountable, plural Emleys)
plural Emleys
- countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE242130).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
From the Old English male personal name *Ema + lēah (“woodland, glade”).
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