English Explanatory Dictionary

Walmersley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8013).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Walmersley Walmersleys Walmesley Walmisley Walmsley

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Waldmǣr, which is composed of the elements weald (“power, authority”) and mǣre (“famous”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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