Oakley
settlement · Staffordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Oakley means 'oak clearing' or 'oak wood'. It is derived from the Old English words 'āc' (oak) and 'lēah' (woodland clearing).
Word origins
- Oak
- Old EnglishAttestedoak tree(from āc "oak")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland clearing(from lēah "woodland clearing")
Historical forms
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