Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun An English habitational surname.
  • noun A motor car manufactured by this company

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Originally a Sussex habitational name, the word "leag" or "ley" meaning field in Anglo-Saxon. Hence, "bent field".

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Named after the founder of Bentley Motors, WO Bentley.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Bentley.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.