Bentley

== English == === Alternative forms === Bently === Pronunciation === enPR: bĕnt'lē, IPA(key): /ˈbɛntliː/ === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Proper noun ==== Bentley An English habitational surname from Old English. 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. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia. A town in Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Rowley parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref TA0135). A hamlet north-west of Brentwood, Brentwood borough, Essex (OS grid ref TQ5696). A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7844). A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1136). An outer suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE5605). A hamlet and civil parish (served by Bentley and Merevale Parish Council) in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2895). A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9899). Lower Bentley and Upper Bentley in Bentley Pauncefoot parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire. A number of places in the United States: A small town in Hancock County, Illinois. A small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas. An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan. A township in Gladwin County, Michigan. An unincorporated community in Hettinger County, North Dakota. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley. ==== Noun ==== Bentley (plural Bentleys) A motor car manufactured by this company. ===== Translations ===== === See also === === References === === Anagrams === bleynte