Keele

K5E1E1L1E1
/kil/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English cȳ →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8045).

Origin

  1. Old Englishcȳ
  2. EnglishKeele

From Old English cȳ, plural of cū (“cow”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”); "the hill where cows graze".

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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