English Explanatory Dictionary

Sloley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2924).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Sloley Sloleys Slowley

Etymology

From Old English slāh (“sloe”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to sloe + -ley (“lea”).

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