Whaley

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Whaley

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From Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to well + -ley (“lea”).

proper noun Whaleys

countable, uncountable A village in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5171).
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{whaley_2026,
  title = {Whaley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whaley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}