Oakley

//ˈoʊkli// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Several places in England:; A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0153).
  2. 2
    Several places in England:; A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6312).
  3. 3
    Several places in England:; A village in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0198).
  4. 4
    Several places in England:; An eastern suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9722).
  5. 5
    Several places in England:; A village and civil parish (served by Oakley and Deane Parish Council) in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5750).
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  1. 6
    Several places in England:; A suburb of Chinnor, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP7400).
  2. 7
    Several places in England:; A hamlet in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7036).
  3. 8
    Several places in England:; A village in Brome and Oakley parish, Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1678).
  4. 9
    A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0288).
  5. 10
    Several places in the United States:; A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
  6. 11
    Several places in the United States:; A city in Contra Costa County, California.
  7. 12
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
  8. 13
    Several places in the United States:; A small city in Cassia County, Idaho.
  9. 14
    Several places in the United States:; A township in Macon County, Illinois.
  10. 15
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana.
  11. 16
    Several places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Logan County, Kansas, located in Gove County, Logan County and Thomas County.
  12. 17
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
  13. 18
    Several places in the United States:; A village in Brady Township, Saginaw County, Michigan.
  14. 19
    Several places in the United States:; A ghost town in Reynolds County, Missouri.
  15. 20
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pitt County, North Carolina.
  16. 21
    Several places in the United States:; A small city in Summit County, Utah.
  17. 22
    Several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Spring Grove, Green County, Wisconsin.
  18. 23
    Several places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
  19. 24
    A surname from Old English derived from the place names in England.

Synonyms

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annie oakley

Etymology

From Old English Āclēa, from āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Akeley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.

Related phrases

Brome and OakleyGreat OakleyLittle Oakleycounty seatgove countylogan countythomas countyunited states

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