# Walkley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #83,886

## Definitions
1. A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3388).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From the unattested Old English personal name *Walca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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