English Explanatory Dictionary

Hanley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ880480).
  2. A civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO668659).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Hanley Hanleys

Etymology

From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Compare Henley, which shares the same etymology.

Derived words

Hanley Castle Hanley Hills
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