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Cowley

  • /ˈkaʊli/ UK

Where it comes from

Various origins:

* The village in Gloucestershire is from Old English cū (“cow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to cow + -ley (“lea”).

* The hamlet in Derbyshire is from Old English col (“coal”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to coal + -ley (“lea”).

* The other places in England are from the Old English personal name Cufa + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

proper noun Cowleys

  1. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Holmesfield parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK338770).
  2. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Upton Pyne parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SX9095).
  3. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9614).
  4. countable, uncountable A suburb in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ055825).
  5. countable, uncountable A suburb and industrial area in City of Oxford district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5504).
  6. countable, uncountable A village in the Municipal District of Pincher Creek, No. 9, Alberta, Canada.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Collin County, Texas, United States.
  8. countable, uncountable A town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States.
  9. countable, uncountable A rural locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
  10. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{cowley_2026,
  title = {Cowley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cowley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}