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Buckley
BUHK-lee
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An English surname and place name, originally meaning a woodland clearing frequented by goats.
"Buckley grew up in a small town in Wales."
Word Forms
Buckleys plural
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_____ grew up in a small town in Wales.
Etymology
From Old English bucca ("he-goat") + lēah ("woodland clearing").