Raleigh en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹɔːliː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹæliː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹɑli/ (General-American)
- räʹlē
- rôʹlē
- /ˈɹɔːli/ (General-American)
- /ˈɹɑːliː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Old English rā, rāha (“roe deer”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to roe + -ley (“lea”).
Meanings
- A medieval manor in Devon, England.
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An English habitational surname from the manor in England.
Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer and soldier.
- A male given name, transferred from the surname.
- The capital city of North Carolina, United States and the county seat of Wake County; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
- A locality in the Bellingen council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
- Multiple smaller locales in the United States: ▸ A town, the county seat of Smith County, Mississippi; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
- Multiple smaller locales in the United States: ▸ A neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee; named for the city in North Carolina.
- Multiple smaller locales in the United States: ▸ A village in Illinois; named for the city in North Carolina.
- Multiple smaller locales in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Florida.
- Multiple smaller locales in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in North Dakota; named for Sir Walter Raleigh.
- Multiple smaller locales in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for Raleigh Bowden.
- Multiple smaller locales in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Indiana; named for the city in North Carolina.
- Multiple smaller locales in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Iowa.
- Multiple smaller locales in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia; named for its county, which was named for Sir Walter Raleigh.