Oakleigh

English

Etymology

Variant of Oakley, from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak +‎ -leigh "lea".

Proper noun

Oakleigh

1. A suburb in south-east Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2. A small settlement south of Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand.

Related terms

• Oakleigh Park