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Stickley.

A surname from Old English.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A surname from Old English.

Where this word comes from

Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from either Old English stiġel (“stile; sharp point”), sticol (“high, steep, stickle”) or from a personal name *Sticca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stile + -ley (“lea”).

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