Bentley

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English

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Pronunciation

  • enPR: bĕnt'lē, IPA(key): /ˈbɛntliː/
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Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Bentley

  1. An English habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A place name, including:
    1. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
    2. A town in Alberta, Canada.
    3. A number of places in England:
      1. A hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
      2. A village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU7844).
      3. A village in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1136).
      4. A suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
      5. A village in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire.
      6. An area in Walsall borough, West Midlands.
      7. A village in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire.
    4. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A small town in Hancock County, Illinois.
      2. A small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
      3. An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan.
      4. A township in Gladwin County, Michigan.
      5. An unincorporated community in Hettinger County, North Dakota.
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Etymology 2

A Bentley Continental GT V8 S

Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley.

Noun

Bentley (plural Bentleys)

  1. A motor car manufactured by this company.
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