"Whitley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Whitleys [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hwīt (“white”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to white + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|hwīt||white}} Old English hwīt (“white”), {{suf|en|white|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} white + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Whitley (countable and uncountable, plural Whitleys)
  1. A number of places in England:
    A southern suburb of Reading, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7271).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Berkshire, England, Places in England, Suburbs in Berkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whitley-en-name-eCPy3K-D Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 28 13 22 10
  2. A number of places in England:
    A village in Selby district, North Yorkshire.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in North Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in North Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whitley-en-name-msCXpPVu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 28 13 22 10
  3. A number of places in England:
    A hamlet in Ecclesfield parish, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3494).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in South Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in South Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whitley-en-name-JjVBxnZw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 24 12 20 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 28 13 22 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 28 14 22 8
  4. A number of places in England:
    A south-eastern suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3576).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in the West Midlands, England, Suburbs in the West Midlands, England
    Sense id: en-Whitley-en-name-JBQ6JZnr Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 28 13 22 10
  5. A number of places in England:
    A village in Melksham Without parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8866).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Wiltshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Wiltshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whitley-en-name-IwFp4UOD Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 13 28 13 22 10
  6. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Whitley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 11 11 19 11 16 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Whitley Bay, Whitley City, Whitley council, Whitley County Related terms: Witley

Inflected forms

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