English Explanatory Dictionary

Bisley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Bisley-with-Lypiatt parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9006).
  2. A village and civil parish in Surrey Heath borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9559).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Bisley Bisleys

Etymology

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

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