Rowley

//ˈɹaʊli// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A habitational surname from Old English from the English place name.
  2. 2
    A hamlet in Starland County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. 3
    A hamlet in Healeyfield parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0847).
  4. 4
    A small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9732).
  5. 5
    A hamlet in Worthen with Shelve parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3006).
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  1. 6
    A tiny city in Buchanan County, Iowa.
  2. 7
    A town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  3. 8
    An unincorporated community in Tooele County, Utah.

Etymology

From Old English components ruh (rough, overgrown) + leah (wood, clearing)

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Rowley Regis

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