Oakley
village · Hampshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Oakley means 'the clearing or meadow where oak trees grow'. It is composed of the Old English 'ac' (oak) and 'leah' (clearing, meadow).
Word origins
- ac
- Old EnglishAttestedoak(from ac "oak")
- leah
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from leah "clearing, meadow")