Raleigh

//ɹɑːliː// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A medieval manor in Devon, England.
  2. 2
    An English habitational surname from the manor in England.
  3. 3
    A male given name, transferred from the surname.
  4. 4
    Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer and soldier.
  5. 5
    The capital city of North Carolina, United States and the county seat of Wake County; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
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  1. 6
    A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. 7
    A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
  3. 8
    Multiple smaller locales in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Smith County, Mississippi; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
  4. 9
    Multiple smaller locales in the United States:; A neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee; named for the city in North Carolina.
  5. 10
    Multiple smaller locales in the United States:; A village in Illinois; named for the city in North Carolina.
  6. 11
    Multiple smaller locales in the United States:; A census-designated place in Florida.
  7. 12
    Multiple smaller locales in the United States:; A census-designated place in North Dakota; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
  8. 13
    Multiple smaller locales in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for Raleigh Bowden.
  9. 14
    Multiple smaller locales in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for the city in North Carolina.
  10. 15
    Multiple smaller locales in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Iowa.
  11. 16
    Multiple smaller locales in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia; named for its county, which was named for Sir Walter Raleigh.

Etymology

From Old English rā, rāha (“roe deer”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to roe + -ley (“lea”).

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