"Winkley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Winkleys [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a lost settlement in Lancashire, from an unclear first element + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). The surname could also derive from the village of Winksley, in North Yorkshire. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|lēah||woodland clearing, glade}} Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Winkley (plural Winkleys)
  1. A surname from Old English.

Inflected forms

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