Wellesley

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Wellesley

/ˈwɛlɪzli/
/ˈwɛlzli/

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From the name of the town Wells (“springs”) + lēah (“woodland”), thus 'the woodland by the springs'.

proper noun Wellersley · Wellsley

An English surname.
A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts; named for the estate of local benefactor Horatio Hollis Hunnewell
A township in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Wellesley College

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Русский	Уэ́лсли Uélsli

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@misc{wellesley_2026,
  title = {Wellesley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wellesley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}