Oakleigh

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proper noun

A suburb in south-east Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

OriginOld English āc →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A suburb in south-east Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  2. A small settlement south of Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand.

Origin

  1. Old Englishāc“oak”
  2. EnglishOakleigh

Variant of Oakley, from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak + -leigh "lea".

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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