Downley

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Downley

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From Old English dūn (“hill, mountain”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to dune or down + -ley (“lea”).

proper noun Downleys

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU8595).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{downley_2026,
  title = {Downley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/downley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}