Forename directory - Names / meaning for "Lindley"

People with the first name "Lindley"

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Information about "Lindley"

For this Lindley there are 122 different names on Yasni.

In the ranking of the most common first names Lindley is on position 4469.

Meaning of "Lindley"

The name Lindley is derived from Anglo-Saxon:
Lind/Linden + Ley/Leigh/Lea

Linden= Lime Tree or Lime Wood
Leigh= Clearing or Meadow

So, 'Lindley' means "Lime Tree Meadow" or "Lime Wood Clearing".

The ancient Saxons primarily used Limewood for making their shields, and the word Ley/ Leah may also derive from the Old English word for Light or Bright.

As shields were used for protection in battle, the name 'Lindley' may be used poetically (as in sagas) to mean "Bright Shield" or "Light Protector"!

(Sent from: Lindley Smith)

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