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Huxley
“from an English surname taken from a place in Cheshire”
About the name Huxley
Huxley is an English surname used as a given name. The surname comes from a place called Huxley in Cheshire. The final element of the place name is generally taken to be Old English leah, meaning a woodland clearing, while the first element is uncertain and may be a personal name. The surname is well known through the English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley and his grandson, the writer Aldous Huxley. As a first name, Huxley is a recent adoption.
- Meaning
- from an English surname taken from a place in Cheshire
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- HUKS-lee(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Huxley
- Huxley James
- Huxley Alexander
- Huxley Michael
- Huxley Ray
- Huxley Thomas
Questions about Huxley
- What does Huxley mean?
- Huxley is an English name meaning "from an English surname taken from a place in Cheshire".
- How do you pronounce Huxley?
- Huxley is pronounced HUKS-lee, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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