English Explanatory Dictionary

Wortley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732).
  2. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3099).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Wortley Wortleys Worley

Etymology

From Old English wyrt (“plant, vegetable”) + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wort + -ley (“lea”).

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