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Paisley.

A town, the administrative centre of Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4863).

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈpeɪzli/
  1. A town, the administrative centre of Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4863).

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  2. A locality in the Murray Mallee region, South Australia.

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  3. An unincorporated community and village in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

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  4. A census-designated place in Lake County, Florida, United States.

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  5. A small city in Lake County, Oregon, United States.

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  6. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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  7. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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  8. A unisex given name from the surname.

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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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