Seeley

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English seely →
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Meanings

proper nounSeeley (countable and uncountable, plural Seeleys)

plural Seeleys

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Imperial County, California.
    2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
    3. countableuncountableA community in the town of Lenroot, Sawyer County, Wisconsin.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishseely“happy”
  2. EnglishSeeley

From Middle English seely (“happy”). As a German surname, from Seele (“soul”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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