# Lindley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,242

## Definitions
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9. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Two possible origins:
* The places in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire are named with Old English līn (“flax”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), with epenthetic -d-. Equivalent to line + -ley (“lea”).
* The deserted medieval village in Leicestershire is named with Old English lind (“lime tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to lind + -ley (“lea”).

## Easily confused with
- **lindy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindley-vs-lindy)
- **Lindsay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindley-vs-lindsay)
- **Lindsey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lindley-vs-lindsey)
- **Linde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/linde-vs-lindley)
- **linden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/linden-vs-lindley)
- **Langley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/langley-vs-lindley)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ilndley`, `lidnley`, `linddley`, `lindely`, `lindleyy`, `lindlley`, `lindlye`, `linldey`, `linndley`, `llindley`, `lnidley`

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