Stukeley

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English *styfic →
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Meanings

proper nounStukeley (countable and uncountable, plural Stukeleys)

plural Stukeleys · alternative Stuckley

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA suburb of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, usually known as Stukeley Meadows (OS grid ref TL2272).

Origin

  1. Old English*styfic“clearing in a wood”
  2. EnglishStukeley

Habitational surname from the villages of Great and Little Stukeley, in Cambridgeshire, from Old English *styfic (“clearing in a wood”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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

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