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