"Cleverly" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈklɛvəli/ [UK] Forms: Cleverlys [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps a variant of Cleveley, through an irregular development, or a possibly a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Hampshire, from Old English clǣfre (“clover”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) and thus equivalent to clover + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|clǣfre||clover}} Old English clǣfre (“clover”), {{suf|en|clover|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} clover + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Cleverlys}} Cleverly (plural Cleverlys)
  1. A surname from Old English. Wikipedia link: Cleverly Synonyms: Cleverley
    Sense id: en-Cleverly-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, English terms suffixed with -leigh

Inflected forms

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