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Bentley en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɛntliː/
• (Southern-England) audio
• bĕnt'lē

Etymology

From Old English Beonetlēah. Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word lēah or lēag meaning field in Old English. Hence, equivalent to bent (“bent-grass”) + -leigh/lea (“meadow, field”); compare Bentham.

Meanings

1. An English habitational surname from Old English.
2. A place name, including: ▸ A locality in the Kyogle council area, Lismore council area and the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
3. A place name, including: ▸ A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
4. A place name, including: ▸ A town in Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada.
5. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet in Rowley parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA0135).
6. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet north-west of Brentwood, Brentwood borough, Essex (OS grid ref TQ5696).
7. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7844).
8. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1136).
9. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ An outer suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5605).
10. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A hamlet and civil parish (served by Bentley and Merevale Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2895).
11. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9899).
12. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in England: ▸ Lower Bentley and Upper Bentley in Bentley Pauncefoot parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire.
13. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Hancock County, Illinois.
14. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
15. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan.
16. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Gladwin County, Michigan.
17. A place name, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Hettinger County, North Dakota.

Forms

Deriveds

Upper Bentley · Bentley Heath · Bentley Pauncefoot · Little Bentley · Great Bentley · Lower Bentley · Bentleyan

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Bentley en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɛntliː/
• (Southern-England) audio
• bĕnt'lē

Etymology

Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley.

Meanings

1. A motor car manufactured by this company.
   • While auto sales as a whole have suffered from factory shutdowns and other disruptions due to the pandemic, sales of super-expensive cars, like Ferraris, Bentleys and Lamborghinis, finished 2020 at a blistering pace. 2021 April 1, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Sales of Bentleys and Lamborghinis are booming because rich people are bored”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2024:
   • The EXP 100 GT is a two-door, four-seat behemoth measuring 19 feet (5.8 meters) in length. It’s designed to show what a Bentley GT might look like in the year 2035, complete with a pure-electric powertrain and self-driving capabilities. 2019 July 10, John McIlroy, “Bentley marks 100th birthday with futuristic new concept car”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2023:
   • The car she reclined in was a 1960s Bentley. 2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 148:

Forms

Relateds

Bently · Bentleigh

Translations (8)

ru Бе́нтли (British car) · ja ベントレー (British car) · fa بنتلی (British car) · ko 벤틀리 (British car) · ar بِنْتْلِي (British car) · cmn 賓利 /宾利 (British car) · mr बेन्ट्ली (British car) · ar بِنْتْلِي (British car)

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