Wormley

name

Definitions

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

Etymology

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

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