Weekley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8880).

OriginOld English wīċ →
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Meanings

proper nounWeekley (countable and uncountable, plural Weekleys)

plural Weekleys

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8880).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwīċ“village, settlement”
  2. EnglishWeekley

From Old English wīċ (“village, settlement”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wick + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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