"Selley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Selleys [plural]
Etymology: Variant spelling of Sealey or a habitational surname from Selly Oak, which is from Old English sċylfe (“deck of a ship”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to shelf + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|sċylfe||deck of a ship}} Old English sċylfe (“deck of a ship”), {{suf|en|shelf|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} shelf + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Selley (plural Selleys)
  1. A surname from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Selley-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, English terms suffixed with -leigh

Inflected forms

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