Raleigh

Meanings

1. A medieval manor in Devon, England.
2. An English habitational surname from the manor in England.
3. A male given name, transferred from the surname.
4. Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer and soldier.
5. The capital city of North Carolina, United States and the county seat of Wake County; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
6. A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
7. A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
8. Multiple smaller locales in the United States:
9. A town, the county seat of Smith County, Mississippi; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
10. A neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee; named for the city in North Carolina.
11. A village in Illinois; named for the city in North Carolina.
12. A census-designated place in Florida.

Etymology

From Old English rā, rāha (“roe deer”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to roe + -ley (“lea”).