"Thornley" meaning in English

See Thornley in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Thornleys [plural]
Etymology: From Old English þorn (“thorn, thorny bush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|þorn||thorn, thorny bush}} Old English þorn (“thorn, thorny bush”), {{suf|en|thorn|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} thorn + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Thornleys}} Thornley (countable and uncountable, plural Thornleys)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3639).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in County Durham, England, Places in England, Villages in County Durham, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Thornley-en-name-H4ahCle2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 35 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 39 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 38 16
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village in Wolsingham parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1137).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in County Durham, England, Places in England, Villages in County Durham, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Thornley-en-name-ieXaB5EN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 35 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 39 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 38 16
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Thornley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -leigh, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 35 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 32 24 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 39 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 38 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Thorneloe

Inflected forms

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