English Explanatory Dictionary

Worsley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9400).
  2. A town in the Shire of Collie, Western Australia.
  3. A short river in Western Australia, after which the town is named.
  4. A hamlet in Clear Hills County, northern Alberta, Canada.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɜː(ɹ)zli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-BigDom-Worsley.wav

Word forms

Worsley Worsleys

Etymology

From either Old English personal name *Weorc, in the genitive case *Weorces + Proto-Brythonic *koɨd (“a wood”) + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”), or else from the feminine personal name *Worcgȳth, genitive singular *Weorcgȳthe + lēah. Also suggested is derivation from Proto-Brythonic *gwor- (“over-, above”) + celli (“grove”), with late Cumbric devoicing being evident in early forms.

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