# Astley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #46,913

## Definitions
1. A place in England:
2. A place in England:
3. A place in England:
4. A place in England:
5. A place in England:
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English ēast + lēah, meaning “east meadow” or “east clearing”. Equivalent to east + -ley (“lea”).

## Easily confused with
- **astray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/astley-vs-astray)
- **alley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alley-vs-astley)
- **aptly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aptly-vs-astley)
- **aster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aster-vs-astley)
- **Ashley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashley-vs-astley)
- **antler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antler-vs-astley)

## Common misspellings (9)
`asltey`, `asstley`, `astely`, `astleyy`, `astlley`, `astlye`, `asttley`, `atsley`, `satley`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/astley