"Thorley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Thorleys [plural]
Etymology: From Old English þorn (“thornbush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|þorn||thornbush}} Old English þorn (“thornbush”), {{m|ang|lēah||woodland clearing, glade}} lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), {{l|en|lea}} lea, {{suf|en|thorn|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} thorn + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Thorley (countable and uncountable, plural Thorleys)
  1. A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4719). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Hertfordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Hertfordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Thorley-en-name-N5UpaAIz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 4 34 15
  2. A village in Yarmouth parish, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3788). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in the Isle of Wight, England, Villages in England, Villages in the Isle of Wight, England
    Sense id: en-Thorley-en-name-HkU0xyCN
  3. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Thorley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 32 7 48 13
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Thorley-en-name-ZL~NTmsj

Inflected forms

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