Given name & surname

Akeley

“oak”

Akeley is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Akeley goes back to Old English āc, meaning “oak.”

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Where it comes from

Akeley comes from Old English.

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How it developed

From Old English āc (“oak”), built from English oak + -leigh (“lea”).

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Similar names

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Old English

Aldersey

“old” · “army”

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Old English

Aspley

“aspen”

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Old English

Appley

“lea”

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Old English

Overley

“higher”

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Old English

Osterley

“sheep barn”

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Old English

Yearsley

“wild boar” · “woodland clearing, glade”

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Old English

Drakeley

“he-duck”

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Old English

Yaxley

“cuckoo”

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