Ilsley

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounIlsley (countable and uncountable, plural Ilsleys)

plural Ilsleys

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community, formerly a town, in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.

Origin

Habitational surname from the villages of East and West Ilsley, from the Old English personal name Hild + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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