English Explanatory Dictionary

Tansley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3259).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Tansley Tansleys

Etymology

From Old English tān (“twig, branch”) + -s- + lēah (“clearing, glade”).

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