English Explanatory Dictionary

Overley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Alrewas parish, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1515).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Overley Overleys

Etymology

From Old English uferra (“higher”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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