Kirkley

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1676). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A southern suburb of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM541916). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old Norse kirkja (“church”) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to church + -ley (“lea”).

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