Sloley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2924).

OriginOld English slāh →
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Meanings

proper nounSloley (countable and uncountable, plural Sloleys)

plural Sloleys · alternative Slowley

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2924).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishslāh“sloe”
  2. EnglishSloley

From Old English slāh (“sloe”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to sloe + -ley (“lea”).

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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