Bentley
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: bĕnt'lē, IPA(key): /ˈbentliː/
Etymology 1
Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word "leag" or "ley" meaning field in Anglo-Saxon. Hence, bent (“bent-grass”) + leigh/lea (“meadow, field”), see also Bentham.
Proper noun
Bentley
- An English habitational surname.
- Various place names, including:
- a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
- a town in Alberta, Canada.
- a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
- a village in East Hampshire district, England.
- a village in Babergh district, Suffolk, England.
- a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
- a village in North Warwickshire district, England.
- an area in Walsall borough, West Midlands, England.
- a village in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England.
- a small town in Hancock County, Illinois, USA.
- a small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA.
- an unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan, USA.
- an unincorporated community in Hettinger County, North Dakota, USA.
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Etymology 2
Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley.
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