English Explanatory Dictionary

Shockley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Old English.

Word forms

Shockley Shockleys

Etymology

Probably a habitational surname from the village of Shocklach, in Cheshire, from Old English sċucca (“goblin, evil spirit, demon”) + læcc (“boggy stream”).

Derived words

Shockley-Queisser limit
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