Somerley
village · West Sussex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Somerley likely means 'a clearing or settlement associated with summer'. The name is derived from the Old English word 'sumor' meaning summer and 'lēah' meaning a wood, clearing, or meadow.
Word origins
- Somer
- Old EnglishAttestedsummer(from sumor "summer")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")
Historical forms
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