Lumley

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English lumm →
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Meanings

proper nounLumley (countable and uncountable, plural Lumleys)

plural Lumleys

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet near Hermitage, Southbourne parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU7506).

Origin

  1. Old Englishlumm“pool”
  2. EnglishLumley

Habitational surname from the villages of Great Lumley and Lumley Thicks, in County Durham, from Old English lumm (“pool”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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