Towneley

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounTowneley (plural Towneleys)

plural Towneleys · alternative Townley

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. EnglishTowneley

Habitational surname from a minor place near Burnley, in Lancashire, from Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to town + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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