English Explanatory Dictionary

Studley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0763).
  2. A small village between Calne and Chippenham in Calne Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9671).
  3. An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Kansas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Hanover County, Virginia, United States.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Studley Studleys

Etymology

From Old English stōd (“enclosure for keeping horses; stud”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stud + -ley (“lea”).

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