Hawkesley
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Hawkesley likely means 'the clearing or wood associated with hawthorn'. 'Haw' refers to hawthorn, and 'ley' means clearing or meadow.
Word origins
- haga
- Old EnglishAttestedhawthorn, hedge(from haga "hawthorn")
- lēah
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, clearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing")
Historical forms
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