"Nunley" meaning in English

See Nunley in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Nunleys [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in Wroxall, Warwickshire, from Old English nunne (“nun, priestess”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to nun + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|nunne||nun, priestess}} Old English nunne (“nun, priestess”), {{suf|en|nun|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} nun + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Nunleys}} Nunley (plural Nunleys)
  1. A surname from Old English. Wikipedia link: Nunley

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