English Explanatory Dictionary

Wadley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A hamlet in Littleworth parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3096).
  3. A town in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.
  4. A city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Wadley Wadleys

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Wada or wād (“woad”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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