Bentley

Meanings

1. An English habitational surname from Old English.
2. A place name, including:
3. A locality in the Kyogle council area, Lismore council area and the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
4. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
5. A town in Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada.
6. A number of places in England:
7. A hamlet in Rowley parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA0135).
8. A hamlet north-west of Brentwood, Brentwood borough, Essex (OS grid ref TQ5696).
9. A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7844).
10. A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1136).
11. An outer suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5605).
12. A hamlet and civil parish (served by Bentley and Merevale Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2895).

1. A motor car manufactured by this company.

Etymology

From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word lēah or lēag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham.