English Explanatory Dictionary

Hindley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6204).
  2. A hamlet in Stocksfield parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ0559).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-BigDom-Hindley.wav

Word forms

Hindley Hindleys

Etymology

From Old English hind (“hind, female deer”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hind + -ley (“lea”).

Derived words

Hindley Green Hindley's screw Hindley-Milner type system
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