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Cleverly.

A surname from Old English.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈklɛvəli/UK
  1. A surname from Old English.

Where this word comes from

Perhaps a variant of Cleveley, through an irregular development, or a possibly a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Hampshire, from Old English clǣfre (“clover”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) and thus equivalent to clover + -ley (“lea”).

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