Otley

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proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2045).

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Meanings

proper nounOtley (countable and uncountable, plural Otleys)

plural Otleys · alternative Ottley

  1. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2045).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2055).
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the unattested Old English personal name *Otta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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