"Midgley" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɪd͡ʒli/ Forms: Midgleys [plural]
Etymology: From Old English myċġ (“midge, gnat, mosquito”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to midge + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|myċġ||midge, gnat, mosquito}} Old English myċġ (“midge, gnat, mosquito”), {{m|ang|lēah||woodland clearing, glade}} lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), {{l|en|lea}} lea, {{suf|en|midge|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} midge + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Midgleys}} Midgley (plural Midgleys)
  1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0326). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in West Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in West Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Midgley-en-name-GD73rFnC
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Midgley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 10 90

Inflected forms

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