Paisley.
A town, the administrative centre of Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4863).
Meaning & usage
A town, the administrative centre of Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4863).
A locality in the Murray Mallee region, South Australia.
An unincorporated community and village in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
A census-designated place in Lake County, Florida, United States.
A small city in Lake County, Oregon, United States.
An unincorporated community in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
A unisex given name from the surname.
Where this word comes from
From Scottish Gaelic Pàislig (“pasture”). Despite occasional respellings such as Paisleigh, this word does not etymologically contain the suffix -ley/-leigh.
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