name
Meaning 1
An English habitational surname from Old English.
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Standard Lemma guide
Bentley
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Pronunciation
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bĕnt'lē
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/ˈbɛntliː/
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CMU ARPABET: B EH1 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 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.
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name
Meaning 3
A place name, including:
A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
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name
Meaning 4
A place name, including:
A town in Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada.
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name
Meaning 5
A place name, including:
A number of places in England:
A hamlet in Rowley parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA0135).
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name
Meaning 6
A place name, including:
A number of places in England:
A hamlet north-west of Brentwood, Brentwood borough, Essex (OS grid ref TQ5696).
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name
Meaning 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).
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name
Meaning 8
A place name, including:
A number of places in England:
A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1136).
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name
Meaning 9
A place name, including:
A number of places in England:
An outer suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5605).
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name
Meaning 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).
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name
Meaning 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).
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name
Meaning 12
A place name, including:
A number of places in England:
Lower Bentley and Upper Bentley in Bentley Pauncefoot parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire.
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name
Meaning 13
A place name, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A small town in Hancock County, Illinois.
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name
Meaning 14
A place name, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
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name
Meaning 15
A place name, including:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan.
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name
Meaning 16
A place name, including:
A number of places in the United States:
A township in Gladwin County, Michigan.
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name
Meaning 17
A place name, including:
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Hettinger County, North Dakota.
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noun
Meaning 18
A motor car manufactured by this company.
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History
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.
Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: بِنْتْلِي (bintlī) — British car
- Arabic: بِنْتْلِي (bentlī) — British car
- Chinese Mandarin: 賓利 /宾利 (Bīnlì) — British car
- Japanese: ベントレー (Bentorē) — British car
- Korean: 벤틀리 (Benteulli) — British car
- Marathi: बेन्ट्ली (benṭlī) — British car
- Persian: بنتلی (bentli) — British car
- Russian: Бе́нтли (Bɛ́ntli) — British car
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