Grantley as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Grantley

What is the meaning of the name Grantley ?

The baby name Grantley is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡræntli/ (GRANT-lee).

Grantley is English in Origin.

Grantley is an English surname-turned-given name deriving from a locative place-name. It combines Anglo-Norman/French grant or graunt, meaning "great, large" (also used as a medieval nickname for a tall person), with Old English leah, "woodland clearing, meadow." The sense is "great meadow/clearing" or "the clearing of a tall man named Grant." Places called Grantley in northern England supplied the surname, which later passed into forename use.

As a first name, Grantley emerged in Britain in the 19th century amid the vogue for adopting surnames as given names, and spread to other English-speaking countries in the early 20th century. It is typically masculine and remains uncommon, lending it a tailored, traditional air. Variant spellings include Grantly, Grantly, and Grantleigh; Grantlee is a modern Australian form. Related short forms are Grant and, less commonly, Lee. Literary visibility comes via Trollope's Dr. Grantly.