LL-L "Etymology" 2005.03.01 (02) [E]

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From: Gary Taylor <gary_taylor_98 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Etymology

Hi Ben

you asked:

"Hello, list, from where does the suffix -ley in names of people and places
come? Barnesley in Yorkshire comes to mind."

I have a house in the North Hampshire village of Hartley Wintney.

The Hartley part is Hart (Male Deer - also the name of the stream that flows
nearby) and Ley - meaning meadow - compare poetic 'lea'. This was lêa(h) in
Old English and is related to 'lôh' in Old High German, meaning low
brushwood or scrubland.

The Wintney part is from Winten's Island - The area has a lot of marshy land
so presumable this was an area which was dry.

Hope that answers your question.

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