English Explanatory Dictionary

Gateley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A small village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9624).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Gateley Gateleys

Etymology

From Old English gāt (“goat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to goat + -ley (“lea”). Compare Shipley (literally “sheep lea”).

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