Graveley
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Graveley is a settlement name, likely meaning 'the grey clearing' or 'Grave's clearing'. 'Græg' means grey, or it could be from a personal name 'Grave', and 'leah' means a clearing or wood.
Word origins
- Grave
- Old Englishfrom the personal name Grave or 'grey'(from Grave "personal name", græg "grey")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")
Historical forms
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