English Explanatory Dictionary

Chalkley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.

Word forms

Chalkley Chalkleys

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in southern England, from Old English ċealc (“chalk”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to chalk + -ley (“lea”).

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