Keighley as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Keighley

What is the meaning of the name Keighley ?

The baby name Keighley is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkiːθli/ — "KEETH-lee" (local); sometimes anglicized as "KAY-lee" or "KEE-lee"..

Keighley is English in Origin.

Keighley is an English toponymic name taken from the market town in West Yorkshire. The place-name stems from Old English elements - Cyhha (a personal name) + lēah (“woodland clearing, meadow”) - yielding the sense “Cyhha’s clearing” or simply “clearing in the woods.” It appears as a medieval surname borne by families who came from that locality, and the surname has long-standing records in northern England.

As a given name, Keighley is a modern, surname-style choice, used for both sexes but more often for girls, helped by the fashion for Kaylee/Keeley-like sounds. Pronunciations vary: locals say KEETH-lee for the town, while given-name use often favors KEE-lee or KAY-lee. Variants and related spellings include Keighly, Keighlee, Keighleigh, and the surname form Keightley; sound-alikes Keeley/Keely and Kaylee are common but have different etymologies. Meaning: “(Cyhha’s) woodland clearing.”