Shipley
Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪpli/
The English word “Shipley” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States.
Etymology
From Old English scēap (“sheep”) + lēah (“meadow, field, pasture”), thus a field for grazing sheep; equivalent to sheep + -ley. Compare Gateley (literally “goat lea”).
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