"Wormley" meaning in All languages combined

See Wormley on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Wormleys [plural], Wormeley [alternative], Wormely [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English wyrm (“snake”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to worm or wyrm + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|wyrm||snake}} Old English wyrm (“snake”), {{suf|en|wyrm|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} wyrm + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Wormleys}} Wormley (countable and uncountable, plural Wormleys)
  1. A village in Broxbourne district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL322054). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Hertfordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Hertfordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Wormley-en-name-cIL~a1J0 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 35 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 37 37
  2. A village in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9438). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Surrey, England, Villages in England, Villages in Surrey, England
    Sense id: en-Wormley-en-name-fqRFz-az Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 35 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 37 37
  3. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Wormley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -leigh, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 30 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 11 17 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 35 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 37 37

Inflected forms

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