Gumley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP681719).

OriginOld English Godmundeslēah →
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Meanings

proper nounGumley (countable and uncountable, plural Gumleys)

plural Gumleys

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP681719).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishGodmundeslēah
  2. EnglishGumley

From the Old English Godmundeslēah (literally “clearing of a man named Godmund”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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