English Explanatory Dictionary

Farnley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2532).
  2. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE2147).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Farnley Farnleys

Etymology

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and a doublet of Farley.

Derived words

Farnley and Wortley Farnley Tyas
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