Meaning & origin
What it means
Staveley goes back to Old English stæf, meaning “stave.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old English stæf (“stave”), built from English stave + -leigh (“lea”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Staveley’s family of names
In English usage, Staveley as a surname has a related form in STAVELY.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Staveley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Stapeley
“post, support, stay; pillar”
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Stukeley
“clearing in a wood”
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Stickley
“stile; sharp point”
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Akeley
“oak”
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Stuckey
“clearing in a wood”
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Stickney
“stick; long strip of land”
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Shackley
“robber, thief”
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Swartley
“black”
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