Hammersley

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounHammersley (plural Hammersleys)

plural Hammersleys · alternative Hamersley

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

Habitational surname from a lost place believed to have been in Staffordshire, perhaps from an Old English personal name *Hamela + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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