English Explanatory Dictionary

Wakeley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Westmill parish, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3426).
  2. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Wakeley Wakeleys Wakely

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Waca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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