# Midgley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɪd͡ʒli/ · frequency rank #85,521

## Definitions
1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0326).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English myċġ (“midge, gnat, mosquito”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to midge + -ley (“lea”).

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