English Explanatory Dictionary

Boxley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7758).
  2. An unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Boxley Boxleys

Etymology

From Old English box (“box-tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to box + -ley (“lea”).

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