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Origin: British

Meaning: Damp meadow

Parents who have crossed the English countryside to find baby the perfect name will love Wakeley. This masculine moniker can be considered a habitational or toponymic name, referencing various places in England—including Wakeley in Hertfordshire—and gives off a quintessentially British feel. It means “damp meadow” and has been used as both a surname and a given name. You might also recognize it from the likes of British fashion designer Amanda Wakeley, American musician Kitt Wakeley, and American pastor and humanitarian Frank Wakeley Gunsaulus.