Selley

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English sċylfe →
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Meanings

proper nounSelley (plural Selleys)

plural Selleys

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsċylfe“deck of a ship”
  2. EnglishSelley

Variant spelling of Sealey or a habitational surname from Selly Oak, which is from Old English sċylfe (“deck of a ship”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to shelf + -ley (“lea”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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