"Betley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Betleys [plural]
Etymology: From the Old English personal name Betta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|Betta}} Betta, {{m|ang|lēah||woodland clearing, glade}} lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Betley (countable and uncountable, plural Betleys)
  1. A village and civil parish (served by Betley, Balterley and Wrinehill Parish Council) in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7548). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Staffordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Staffordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Betley-en-name-WspOMAHJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Betley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 40 60

Inflected forms

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