# Beckley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #61,997

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A village and civil parish in Rother district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ8523).
3. A hamlet in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SZ2296).
4. A village in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5611)
5. A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
6. A city, the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Named after John J. Beckley.

## Etymology
"Becca's wood or clearing", from Old English personal name Becca + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

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