"Seeley" meaning in English

See Seeley in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Seeleys [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English seely (“happy”). As a German surname, from Seele (“soul”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|seely|t=happy}} Middle English seely (“happy”), {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Seeleys}} Seeley (countable and uncountable, plural Seeleys)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Seeley-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A place in the United States:
    A census-designated place in Imperial County, California.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in California, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Seeley-en-name-O268PLxO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 44 19 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 44 17 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 45 17 36
  3. A place in the United States:
    A census-designated place in Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in New Jersey, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in New Jersey, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Seeley-en-name-bs80kLq0
  4. A place in the United States:
    A community in the town of Lenroot, Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Wisconsin, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Seeley-en-name-6JvjyESZ

Inflected forms

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