English Explanatory Dictionary

Yaxley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1892).
  2. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1273).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Yaxley Yaxleys

Etymology

From Old English ġēac (“cuckoo”) + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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