English Explanatory Dictionary

Walkley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3388).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Walkley Walkleys

Etymology

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

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