name
Bentley
BEHNT-lee
name
1
An English surname, originally referring to someone from a place called Bentley.
"Bentley is a fairly common surname across England."
noun
1
A luxury car made by the British manufacturer Bentley Motors.
"He arrived at the gala in a gleaming black Bentley."
Word Forms
Bentleys plural
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Etymology
From Old English Beonetlēah, combining bent ("bent-grass") and lēah ("meadow, clearing").