Cowley

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A place in England:; A hamlet in Holmesfield parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK338770). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A place in England:; A hamlet in Upton Pyne parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9095). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A place in England:; A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9614). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A place in England:; A suburb in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ055825). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; A place in England:; A suburb and industrial area in City of Oxford district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5504). countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename:; A village in the Municipal District of Pincher Creek, No. 9, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename:; A town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename:; A rural locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Various origins: * The village in Gloucestershire is from Old English cū (“cow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to cow + -ley (“lea”). * The hamlet in Derbyshire is from Old English col (“coal”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to coal + -ley (“lea”). * The other places in England are from the Old English personal name Cufa + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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