Akeley

A placename:

Proper noun

  1. A placename:

    1. A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7037).

    2. A city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.

  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Oakley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.

Forms

Akeleys