"Staveley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Staveleys [plural]
Etymology: From Old English stæf (“stave”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stave + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|stæf||stave}} Old English stæf (“stave”), {{m|ang|lēah||woodland clearing, glade}} lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), {{l|en|lea}} lea, {{suf|en|stave|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} stave + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Staveley (countable and uncountable, plural Staveleys)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4698).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Cumbria, England, Places in England, Villages in Cumbria, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Staveley-en-name-GuwFbsDP
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A town and civil parish with a town council in Chesterfield borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4374).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Derbyshire, England, Places in England, Towns in Derbyshire, England, Towns in England
    Sense id: en-Staveley-en-name-o6DnvyUK
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish (served by Staveley and Copgrove Parish Council) in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3662).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in North Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in North Yorkshire, England Synonyms: Stavely [surname] Derived forms: Nether Staveley, Over Staveley, Staveley-in-Cartmel, According to the 2010 United States Census, Staveley is the 109258th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 162 individuals. Staveley is most common among White (90.12%) individuals.
    Sense id: en-Staveley-en-name-lKMFk2XH
  4. (uncountable) A placename:
    A township in Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand, derived from the surname.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in New Zealand, Townships
    Sense id: en-Staveley-en-name-ZwT9aX9O
  5. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Staveley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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