English Explanatory Dictionary

Huxley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ510614).
  3. A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada, named after Thomas Henry Huxley.
  4. A city in Story County, Iowa, United States.
  5. A city in Shelby County, Texas, United States.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.
  7. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈhʌksli/

Word forms

Huxley Huxleys

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Hucc + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). The first element could also be husc (“insult, scorn, mockery”).

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