Langley
village · Warwickshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Langley means 'long clearing' or 'long meadow'. It is derived from the Old English words 'lang' meaning long and 'lēah' meaning a clearing in a wood or a meadow.
Word origins
- Lang
- Old Englishlong(from lang "long")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing, meadow")
Historical forms
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