Shotley

S1H4O1T1L1E1Y4

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM236351).

OriginOld English Sċott →
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Meanings

proper nounShotley (countable and uncountable, plural Shotleys)

plural Shotleys · alternative Shatley · alternative Shetley

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM236351).

    They send letters entreating him to come, to Shotley, Tattingstone, Witham – as far away as Northamptonshire.

    2021, A. K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches, Granta Books, pages 196-197
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishSċott“Scot, Scottish person”
  2. EnglishShotley

Recorded as Scoteleia in the Domesday Book, the English village is probably named with Old English Sċott (“Scot, Scottish person”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to Scot + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

Shotley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shotley

MLA

“Shotley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shotley. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shotley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shotley.

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