Keighley

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Keighley

/ˈkiːθli/

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Recorded as Middle English Chichelai in the Domesday Book, the town is named with the Old English personal name *Cyhha + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

proper noun Keighleys · Keathley · Keatley · Keithley · Keithly · Kightley

countable, uncountable A town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0641).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English. David Keighley, a long-tenured champion of the IMAX Experience and a beloved pioneer in film presentation, has passed away at the age of 77.
countable, uncountable A female given name. For Keighley, her mother’s death has had a lasting impact on her life choices. “It’s shaped me,” she says. “I’m going to university to study mental health nursing, so I can help people like my mum.”

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@misc{keighley_2026,
  title = {Keighley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keighley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}