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Thornley

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From Old English þorn (“thorn, thorny bush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”).

proper noun Thornleys · Thorneloe

  1. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3639).
  2. countable, uncountable A village in Wolsingham parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1137).
  3. countable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Thornley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thornley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Thornley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thornley

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"Thornley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thornley.

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@misc{thornley_2026,
  title = {Thornley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thornley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}