Adel

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel.

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.


Middleton

en-proper noun

Middleton (countable and uncountable, plural Middletons)

From middle + -ton.
The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location midway between Annapolis Royal and Kentville.

Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:

A number of places in England, including:

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3028).


Carlton

From Old English ċeorl (“freeman”) and tūn (“town”). Doublet of Charlton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

A village south-west of Rothwell, City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3327).


Colton

Colton (countable and uncountable, plural Coltons)

From Old English cola (“coal”) + tun (“settlement”).

An eastern suburb of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3632).


Hyde Park

(Vermont town): Named after Jedediah Hyde, a landowner.

The name of various parks, neighborhoods, and municipalities.

An inner suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2835).


Burley

From Old English burh (“burg”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2780).


Blenheim

Battle of Blenheim
Höchstädt an der Donau

The house was named to commemorate the Allied victory at the 1704 Battle of Blindheim (near Höchstädt an der Donau in Bavaria). Other places are named after the house, often with an association to the Duchy of Marlborough.

A small inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire.


Hunslet

From Old English Hūn (“Personal name”) + flēet (“creek, inlet”).

compound

An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3131).


Beeston

en-proper noun

Beeston (countable and uncountable, plural Beestons)

From Middle English Bestone, from Old English *Bēostūn, from bēos (“bentgrass”) (from Proto-West Germanic *beusu (“rush”)) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2830).


Holbeck

An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2932).


Cross Gates

An outer suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3634).


Farnley

Farnley (countable and uncountable, plural Farnleys)

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farley.

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2532).


Chapeltown

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3135).


Wortley

Wortley (countable and uncountable, plural Wortleys)

From Old English wyrt (“plant, vegetable”) + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wort + -ley (“lea”).

An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732).


Headingley

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2736).


Little London

An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3034).


Gildersome

A village and civil parish in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2429).


Yeadon

Yeadon (countable and uncountable, plural Yeadons)

From Old English ġæh (“steep”) + dūn (“hill”).

A town in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2041).


Hawksworth

Hawksworth (countable and uncountable, plural Hawksworths)

From the Old English personal name Hafoc (“hawk”) + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).

A suburb north of Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2537, postcode LS5).

A small village near Guiseley, Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1641, postcode LS20).


Armley

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2733).


Ledsham

A village and civil parish within the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4529).


Brooklands

An eastern suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3435).


Oakwood

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3336).


Whinmoor

An outer suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, north-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SE3537).


Harehills

An inner suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3234).


Seacroft

An eastern suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3536).


Knowsthorpe

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, south-east of the city centre and alongside the River Aire (OS grid ref SE3132).


Churwell

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, south-west of the city centre (OS grid ref SE2729).


Roundhay

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, north-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SE3238).


Cross Green

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, south-east of the city centre (OS grid ref SE3232).


Belle Isle

A southern suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3129).


Lawnswood

A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, north-west of the city centre (OS grid ref SE2638).


Lane Ends

A suburb in Horsforth parish, City of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2239).


Chapel Allerton

A northern suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3037).


Osmondthorpe

An eastern suburb of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3333).