Stonely
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This village name means 'stone clearing' or 'stone meadow'. It is derived from the Old English words 'stān' (stone) and 'lēah' (clearing, meadow, or pasture).
Word origins
- Stone
- Old EnglishAttestedstone(from stān "stone")
- ly
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")