Farnley

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proper noun

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2532).

OriginOld English fearn →
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Meanings

proper nounFarnley (countable and uncountable, plural Farnleys)

plural Farnleys

  1. countableuncountableA suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2532).

    Jordan Burling died after going into cardiac arrest in the lounge of his house in Farnley, Leeds, in June 2016. […] Jordan shared his Farnley home with his mother, grandmother and uncle

    2018 June 14, “Jordan Burling death: Teen had 'lowest BMI doctor had seen'”, in BBC, archived from the original on 23 Feb 2023
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE2147).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfearn“fern”
  2. EnglishFarnley

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and a doublet of Farley.

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APA

Farnley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farnley

MLA

“Farnley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farnley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Farnley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Farnley.

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