Fawley

F4A1W4L1E1Y4

proper noun

A small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3981).

OriginOld English fealu →
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Meanings

proper nounFawley (countable and uncountable, plural Fawleys)

plural Fawleys · alternative Faley

  1. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU3981).
  2. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU7586).
  3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4503).
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfealu“yellow, fallow, dun”
  2. EnglishFawley

From either Old English fealu (“yellow, fallow, dun”) or fealh (“fallow land”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to fallow + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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