Hartley
village · Kent
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Hartley likely means 'woodland clearing frequented by harts'. It combines the Old English 'heorot' (hart, stag) with 'leah' (woodland clearing).
Word origins
- Hart
- Old EnglishAttestedhart, stag(from heorot "hart, stag")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland clearing(from leah "woodland clearing")
Historical forms
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