English Explanatory Dictionary

Betley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish (served by Betley, Balterley and Wrinehill Parish Council) in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7548).
  2. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Betley Betleys

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Betta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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