Rockley

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English hrōc →
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Meanings

proper nounRockley (countable and uncountable, plural Rockleys)

plural Rockleys

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Nottinghamshire, England.
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Wiltshire, England.
  4. countableuncountableA locality in the Bathurst council area and the Oberon council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  5. countableuncountableA small community in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhrōc“rook”
  2. EnglishRockley

From Old English hrōc (“rook”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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