Stickley

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English stiġel →
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Meanings

proper nounStickley (plural Stickleys)

plural Stickleys

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstiġel“stile; sharp point”
  2. EnglishStickley

Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from either Old English stiġel (“stile; sharp point”), sticol (“high, steep, stickle”) or from a personal name *Sticca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stile + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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