Botley
suburban area · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Botley is an Old English place name, meaning 'clearing belonging to Bot(t)a'. It combines a personal name, 'Bot(t)a', with '-lēah' meaning 'clearing' or 'woodland clearing'.
Word origins
- Bot
- Old Englishpersonal name Bot(t)a(from Bot(t)a "personal name")
- ley
- Old Englishclearing, wood(from lēah "clearing, wood")