Raleigh.
A medieval manor in Devon, England.
Meaning & usage
A medieval manor in Devon, England.
An English habitational surname from the manor in England.
A male given name, transferred from the surname.
The capital city of North Carolina, United States and the county seat of Wake County; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
Multiple smaller locales in the United States: A town, the county seat of Smith County, Mississippi; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
Multiple smaller locales in the United States: A neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee; named for the city in North Carolina.
Multiple smaller locales in the United States: A village in Illinois; named for the city in North Carolina.
Multiple smaller locales in the United States: A census-designated place in Florida.
Multiple smaller locales in the United States: A census-designated place in North Dakota; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
Multiple smaller locales in the United States: An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for Raleigh Bowden.
Multiple smaller locales in the United States: An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for the city in North Carolina.
Multiple smaller locales in the United States: An unincorporated community in Iowa.
Multiple smaller locales in the United States: An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia; named for its county, which was named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
Where this word comes from
From Old English rā, rāha (“roe deer”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to roe + -ley (“lea”).
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