Worsley

//ˈwɜː(ɹ)zli// name

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Definitions

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

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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