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Bentley

village · Suffolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

Bentley means 'bent-grass clearing' or 'woodland clearing where bent-grass grows'. It combines the Old English 'beonet' (bent-grass) with 'leah' (clearing or wood).

Word origins

Ben
Old Englishbent-grass(from beonet "bent-grass")
tley
Old Englishclearing, wood(from leah "clearing, wood")

Historical forms

Benteleia · Bentlega