Given name & surname

Godley

“woodland clearing, glade”

Godley is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Godley goes back to a word meaning “woodland clearing, glade.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Godley comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Godley’s family of names

In English usage, Godley as a surname has a related form in GODLEE.

Walk Godley’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Godley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Gumley

“clearing of a man named Godmund”

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Old English

Gedney

“island”

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Old English

Gateley

“goat”

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Old English

Godsell

“deity”

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Middle English

Gosnell

“goose”

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Old English

Bordley

“board”

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Old English

Hordley

“hoard, treasure”

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Old English

Loosley

“clearing with a pigsty”

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Sibling ideas

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