Dunley
village · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Dunley is an Old English name meaning 'Dunca's clearing or wood'. It combines a personal name with a term for a woodland area.
Word origins
- Dunk's
- Old Englishbelonging to Dunca(from Dunca "a personal name")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow, wood(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")