Selley

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Selley

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Variant spelling of Sealey or a habitational surname from Selly Oak, which is from Old English sċylfe (“deck of a ship”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to shelf + -ley (“lea”).

proper noun Selleys

A surname from Old English.

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@misc{selley_2026,
  title = {Selley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/selley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}