Winkley

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English lēah →
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Meanings

proper nounWinkley (plural Winkleys)

plural Winkleys

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlēah“woodland clearing, glade”
  2. EnglishWinkley

Habitational surname from a lost settlement in Lancashire, from an unclear first element + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). The surname could also derive from the village of Winksley, in North Yorkshire.

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