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Rowley

/ˈɹaʊli/ · name

Meaning

  1. An unincorporated community in Tooele County, Utah.
  2. A tiny city in Buchanan County, Iowa.
  3. A small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9732).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English from the English place name.
  5. A hamlet in Healeyfield parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0847).
  6. A town and census-designated place in Essex County, Massachusetts.
  7. A hamlet in Starland County, Alberta, Canada.
  8. A hamlet in Worthen with Shelve parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3006).

Etymology / origin

From Old English components ruh (rough, overgrown) + leah (wood, clearing)

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