English Explanatory Dictionary

Westley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
  2. A hamlet in Sparsholt parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4231).
  3. A hamlet in Westbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3606).
  4. A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, west of Bury St Edmunds, and previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8264).
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Westley Westleys

Etymology

From Old English west + lēah (“westerly wood or clearing”); in Suffolk recorded as Westlea in 1086 (DB).

Derived words

Westley Bottom Westley Waterless
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