English Explanatory Dictionary

Whitley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A number of places in England:
  2. A southern suburb of Reading, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7271).
  3. A village in Selby district, North Yorkshire.
  4. A hamlet in Ecclesfield parish, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3494).
  5. A south-eastern suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3576).
  6. A village in Melksham Without parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8866).
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Whitley Whitleys

Etymology

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to white + -ley (“lea”).

Related words

Witley

Derived words

Whitley Bay Whitley City Whitley council Whitley County
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