"Highley" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Highleys [plural]
Etymology: Recorded as Hugelei in the Domesday Book, the village is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Hugga + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|*Hugga}} *Hugga, {{m|ang|lēah||woodland clearing, glade}} lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Highleys}} Highley (countable and uncountable, plural Highleys)
  1. A village and civil parish of Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7483). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Shropshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Shropshire, England
    Sense id: en-Highley-en-name-4sAxiZu~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Highley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Hiley [surname]

Inflected forms

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