Given name & surname
Horsley
“from the horse meadow”
Horsley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the horse meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the horse meadow.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
From Old English hors (“horse”), built from English horse + -leigh (“lea”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Horsley’s family of names
Horsley has a related form in Horslea. Horsley has a related form in Horsleah. Horsley has a related form in Horslee.
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Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Horsley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Hockley
“from the high meadow”
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Hernley
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>99% boys
Thornley
“from the thorny meadow”
78% boys · 22% girls
Rishley
“from the untamed meadow”
>99% boys
Zurley
“of the sea tide”
>99% boys
Grimsley
“from the dark meadow”
>99% boys
Mannley
“from the hero's meadow; from the man's meadow”
>99% boys
Gridley
“from the flat meadow”
>99% boys