Oakley.
Several places in England:
Meaning & usage
Several places in England: A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0153).
Several places in England: A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6312).
Several places in England: A village in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0198).
Several places in England: An eastern suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9722).
Several places in England: A village and civil parish (served by Oakley and Deane Parish Council) in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5750).
Several places in England: A suburb of Chinnor, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP7400).
Several places in England: A hamlet in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7036).
Several places in England: A village in Brome and Oakley parish, Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1678).
A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0288).
Several places in the United States: A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Several places in the United States: A city in Contra Costa County, California.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
Several places in the United States: A small city in Cassia County, Idaho.
Several places in the United States: A township in Macon County, Illinois.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana.
Several places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Logan County, Kansas, located in Gove County, Logan County and Thomas County.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
Several places in the United States: A village in Brady Township, Saginaw County, Michigan.
Several places in the United States: A ghost town in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pitt County, North Carolina.
Several places in the United States: A small city in Summit County, Utah.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Spring Grove, Green County, Wisconsin.
Several places in the United States: A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
A surname from Old English, derived from the place names in England.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Where this word comes from
From Old English Āclēa, from āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Akeley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.
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