Tansley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3259).

OriginOld English tān →
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Meanings

proper nounTansley (countable and uncountable, plural Tansleys)

plural Tansleys

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3259).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtān“twig, branch”
  2. EnglishTansley

From Old English tān (“twig, branch”) + -s- + lēah (“clearing, glade”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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