"Exley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Exleys [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a place in in West Yorkshire, from a first element found also in Eccles + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|lēah||woodland clearing}} Old English lēah (“woodland clearing”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Exleys}} Exley (plural Exleys)
  1. A surname from Old English. Wikipedia link: Exley Synonyms: Axley

Inflected forms

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