Meadley Name Meaning
Variant of Methley .
Methley Name Meaning
From Methley (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Medelei Metheley and Meydlay in medieval documents. The place-name may derive from Old English middel ‘middle’ replaced by the Old Scandinavian cognate meðal + Old English lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’ or ēg ‘island’ or from Old English mǣð ‘mowing the cutting of grass or corn’ + lēah. Topography suggests that Old English middel + ēg is the most likely origin.
Source:
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
Similar surnames:
Mehle, Medley, Methven, Tetley, Mettler, Mechler, Matley, Metzler
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts