# Selley

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Variant spelling of Sealey or a habitational surname from Selly Oak, which is from Old English sċylfe (“deck of a ship”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to shelf + -ley (“lea”).

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