English Explanatory Dictionary

Shakerley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburban area near Tyldesley, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6902).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Shakerley Shakerleys Shackley

Etymology

From Old English scēacere (“robber, thief”) (from Proto-West Germanic *skākārī) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).

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