English Explanatory Dictionary

Oakleigh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb in south-east Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  2. A small settlement south of Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand.

Word forms

Oakleigh

Etymology

Variant of Oakley, from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak + -leigh "lea".

Related words

Oakleigh East Oakleigh South Oakleigh Park
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