Studley

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A large village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0763). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A small village between Calne and Chippenham in Calne Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9671). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Kansas, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    An unincorporated community in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English stōd (“enclosure for keeping horses; stud”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stud + -ley (“lea”).

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