Farnley

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Farnley

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From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and a doublet of Farley.

proper noun Farnleys

countable, uncountable A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2532). Jordan Burling died after going into cardiac arrest in the lounge of his house in Farnley, Leeds, in June 2016. […] Jordan shared his Farnley home with his mother, grandmother and uncle
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE2147).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{farnley_2026,
  title = {Farnley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/farnley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}