Housley

H4O1U1S1L1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English hūs →
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Meanings

proper nounHousley (plural Housleys)

plural Housleys · alternative Housely

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhūs“house”
  2. EnglishHousley

Habitational surname from a minor place in South Yorkshire, from Old English hūs (“house”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to house + -ley (“lea”).

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Anagrams

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

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

Chicago

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

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