Surname
Winkley
“woodland clearing, glade”
Winkley is a surname, possibly from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Winkley possibly goes back to Old English lēah, meaning “woodland clearing, glade.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Possibly from Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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