English Explanatory Dictionary

Womersley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5319).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Womersley Womersleys

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wilmaer + -s- + lēah (“clearing, glade”).

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