Meaning & origin
What it means
Cleveley goes back to Old English clif, meaning “cliff; river-bank.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old English clif (“cliff; river-bank”), built from English cliff + -leigh (“lea”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cleveley’s family of names
In English usage, Cleveley as a surname has a related form in CLEVERLY. In English usage, Cleveley as a surname has a related form in CLEVERLY.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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