# Keele

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kil/ · frequency rank #66,776

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A village and civil parish in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8045).

## Etymology
From Old English cȳ, plural of cū (“cow”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”); "the hill where cows graze".

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