Aley
hamlet · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Aley likely refers to a clearing or meadow where alder trees grow. It derives from the Old English 'alor' (alder tree) and 'lēah' (woodland clearing or meadow).
Word origins
- Al-
- Old EnglishAttestedalder tree(from alor "alder tree")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing or meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")