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Ley (Colombia)
Ley may refer to: Toponyms * Ley (landform), name for a crag, rock or cliff in the north German language area * Ley (crater), crater on the Moon * Ley, Moselle, commune in France * Ley Hill, hill in England People * Ley Matampi (born 1989), Congolese professional footballer * Ley Sander, professor of neurology and clinical epilepsy at University College London * Ley baronets, baronetcies in England and the United Kingdom ** Francis Ley (1846–1916), 1st Baronet * Bob Ley (born 1955), American sportscaster * David Ley, Canadian Geographer * Douglas Ley, American educator and politician * Duncan Ley, Australian playwright * Felix Ley (1909–1972), Roman Catholic bishop * Gary Ley (born 1956), Welsh writer * George Ley (born 1946), English footballer * Henry Ley (organist) (1887–1962), English musician * Herbert Ley, Jr., American doctor * Hugh Ley (1790–1837), English physician * James Ley, 1st Earl of Marlborough (1552–1629), English jurist * John Ley (clergyman) (1583 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ley (landform)
''Ley'' (''the Ley'', plural: the ''Leyen'') is an old German word for rock (geology), rock, cliff or crag (climbing), crag which often occurs in placenames. Etymology ''Ley'', also ''lay'', ''lei'', ''lai'', ''laige'' or ''lägge'', and, according to Grimm, ''leie'', is a commonly occurring name for rocks or crags in the Rhenish and Lower German language regions. It is derived from the Old Saxon word, ''lêia''. It is particularly associated with rock precipices (''Felsabbrüche'') and rock faces (''Felswände''), but also with rock slabs (''Felsplatte''). In addition, it is also used in the sense of shale or slate ''(Leienstein)'', and also to mean "slate" in the sense of a blackboard or roofing tile ''(Leyendecker, Leiendecker)''. Its Dutch language, Dutch form is ''leyde'' or ''leye''. EintraLEIE,LEI, f. fels, stein.In: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm: ''Deutsches Wörterbuch''. Leipzig 1854-1960 (dwb.uni-trier.de) According to Celtologists at the University of Trier the term m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
