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Beckley

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"Becca's wood or clearing", from Old English personal name Becca + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

proper noun Beckleys · Beckly

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ8523).
  3. countable, uncountable A hamlet in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2296).
  4. countable, uncountable A village in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5611)
  5. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
  6. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Named after John J. Beckley.

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"Beckley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beckley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Beckley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beckley.

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@misc{beckley_2026,
  title = {Beckley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beckley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}