English Explanatory Dictionary

Tyldesley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7001).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Tyldesley Tyldesleys Tildersley Tildesley

Etymology

From an unattested Old English personal name *Tild + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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