Gresley

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English greōsn →
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Meanings

proper nounGresley (plural Gresleys)

plural Gresleys

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishgreōsn“gravel”
  2. EnglishGresley

Habitational surname from Church Gresley or Castle Gresley, two villages in Derbyshire, from Old English greōsn (“gravel”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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

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