Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. HUKS-lee [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the name of a town in Cheshire. The final element is Old English leah "woodland, clearing", while the first element might be hux "insult, scorn". A famous bearer was the British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963). Related NamesDetails Given Name DescendantHuxley(English) Categories authors, nicknames, trees