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Wakeley

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Wakeley

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From the Old English personal name Waca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

proper noun Wakeleys · Wakely

  1. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Westmill parish, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3426).
  2. countable, uncountable A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  3. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{wakeley_2026,
  title = {Wakeley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wakeley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}