Wolseley

Meanings

1. A habitational surname.
2. A placename:
3. A town in Tatiara council area, South Australia, Australia; formerly named Tatiara; named for Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley.
4. A place in Canada:
5. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, within the rural municipality.
6. Ellipsis of Rural Municipality of Wolseley No. 155: a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada.
7. A neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
8. A provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada.
9. A former provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada.
10. A river in north-east Ontario, Canada; in full, Wolseley River.
11. A town in Breede River Valley, Western Cape, South Africa.
12. A locality in Colwich parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0220).

1. A style of pith helmet
2. A former make of British motorcar, last produced in 1975.

Etymology

From Middle English Ulselei, Wulfsieslega, from the Old English personal name Wulfsiġe (“wolf victory”) in the genitive case Wulfsiġes + lēah (“wood, clearing”).