Bentley
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Bentley¹
- /ˈbɛntliː/
Where it comes from
From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word lēah or lēag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham.
proper noun Bently
- An English habitational surname from Old English.
- A locality in the Kyogle council area, Lismore council area and the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- A town in Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada.
- A hamlet in Rowley parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA0135).
- A hamlet north-west of Brentwood, Brentwood borough, Essex (OS grid ref TQ5696).
- A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7844).
- A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1136).
- An outer suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5605).
- A hamlet and civil parish (served by Bentley and Merevale Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2895).
- A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9899).
- Lower Bentley and Upper Bentley in Bentley Pauncefoot parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire.
- A small town in Hancock County, Illinois.
- A small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan.
- A township in Gladwin County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Hettinger County, North Dakota.
Bentley²
- /ˈbɛntliː/
Where it comes from
Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley.
noun Bentleys · Bently
- A motor car manufactured by this company. The car she reclined in was a 1960s Bentley.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: phillips, back, rolls-royce, maybach, aston martin, bugatti, lamborghini, ferrari, maserati, porsche, mclaren, pagani, koenigsegg, jaguar, mercedes-benz, bmw
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Talk about this word "Bentley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bentley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Bentley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bentley "Bentley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bentley.Cite this
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title = {Bentley},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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