Shepley

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A village in Kirkburton parish, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1909). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English scēap (“sheep”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

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