Huxley.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ510614).
A placename: A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada, named after Thomas Henry Huxley.
A placename: A city in Story County, Iowa, United States.
A placename: A city in Shelby County, Texas, United States.
A habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English personal name *Hucc + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). The first element could also be husc (“insult, scorn, mockery”).
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