Ardley

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5427). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A hamlet in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Eardwulf, which is composed of the elements eard (“homeland; earth”) and wulf (“wolf”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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