Bentley

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: bĕnt'lē, IPA^(key): /ˈbentliː/

Etymology 1

Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word "leag" or "ley" meaning field in Anglo-Saxon. Hence, bent (“bent-grass”) +‎ leigh/lea (“meadow, field”), see also Bentham.

Proper noun

Bentley

1. An English habitational surname from Old English
2. Various place names, including:
   1. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
   2. A town in Alberta, Canada.
   3. A hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
   4. A village in East Hampshire district, England.
   5. A village in Babergh district, Suffolk, England.
   6. a suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.
   7. A village in North Warwickshire district, England.
   8. An area in Walsall borough, West Midlands, England.
   9. A village in Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England.
   10. A small town in Hancock County, Illinois, United States.
   11. A small city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
   12. An unincorporated community in Bay County, Michigan, United States.
   13. An unincorporated community in Hettinger County, North Dakota, United States.

Derived terms

• Bentleyan

Etymology 2

Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley.

Noun

Bentley (plural Bentleys)

1. A motor car manufactured by this company.

Translations

British car

• Arabic: بِنْتْلِي m (bintlī), بِنْتْلِي m (bentlī)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 賓利／宾利 (zh) (Bīnlì), 宾利 (zh) (Bīnlì)

• Japanese: ベントレー (Bentorē)
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• Korean: 벤틀리 (Benteulli)
• Marathi: बेन्ट्ली f (benṭlī)
• Persian: بنتلی (bentli)
• Russian: Бе́нтли f (Bɛ́ntli)

Anagrams

• bleynte