English Explanatory Dictionary

Dearnley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.

Word forms

Dearnley Dearnleys

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English dierne (“secret, hidden”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to dearn + -ley (“lea”).

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