English Explanatory Dictionary

Arkley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, historically in Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TQ225955).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Arkley Arkleys

Etymology

From Old English ærc (“ark, wooden chest”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to ark + -ley (“lea”).

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