Farnley
village · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Farnley means 'the clearing or meadow where ferns grow'. It combines the Old English word 'fearn' (fern) with 'lēah' (woodland clearing or meadow).
Word origins
- Farn
- Old EnglishAttestedfern(from fearn "fern")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")
Historical forms
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