Bentley.
An English habitational surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
An English habitational surname from Old English.
A place name, including: A locality in the Kyogle council area, Lismore council area and the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A place name, including: A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
A place name, including: A town in Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada.
A place name, including: A number of places in England: A hamlet in Rowley parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA0135).
A place name, including: A number of places in England: A hamlet north-west of Brentwood, Brentwood borough, Essex (OS grid ref TQ5696).
A place name, including: A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7844).
A place name, including: A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1136).
A place name, including: A number of places in England: An outer suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5605).
A place name, including: A number of places in England: A hamlet and civil parish (served by Bentley and Merevale Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2895).
A place name, including: A number of places in England: A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9899).
A place name, including: A number of places in England: Lower Bentley and Upper Bentley in Bentley Pauncefoot parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire.
A place name, including: A number of places in the United States: A small town in Hancock County, Illinois.
A place name, including: A number of places in the United States: A small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
A place name, including: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan.
A place name, including: A number of places in the United States: A township in Gladwin County, Michigan.
A place name, including: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hettinger County, North Dakota.
Where this word comes from
From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word lēah or lēag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham.
A motor car manufactured by this company.
Where this word comes from
Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley.
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