English Explanatory Dictionary

Wheatley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English surname from Old English. Derived from the place name
  2. A placename:
  3. A town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States.
  4. A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, south-western Ontario, Canada.
  5. A hamlet in Binsted parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7840).
  6. A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5905).
  7. A northern suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5804).
  8. A suburb of Halifax, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0726).

Word forms

Wheatley Wheatleys

Etymology

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Whatley.

Derived words

Wheatley elm wheatleyite
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