English Explanatory Dictionary

Ardley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5427).
  2. A hamlet in Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Ardley Ardleys

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Eardwulf, which is composed of the elements eard (“homeland; earth”) and wulf (“wolf”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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