Howley
hamlet · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Howley likely means 'the clearing or meadow by the hill'. It combines the Old English 'hōh' (heel, or a hill) with 'lēah' (woodland clearing, meadow).
Word origins
- Howley
- Old EnglishAttestedClearing or meadow by the hill(from hōh "heel, hill", lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")