English Explanatory Dictionary

Wormley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Broxbourne district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL322054).
  2. A village in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9438).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Wormley Wormleys Wormeley Wormely

Etymology

From Old English wyrm (“snake”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to worm or wyrm + -ley (“lea”).

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