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Wadley

Wadley proper noun: a hamlet in Littleworth parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3096).

Proper noun

Wadley (countable and uncountable, plural Wadleys)

  1. A hamlet in Littleworth parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3096).
  2. A town in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.
  3. A city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wadley

pluralWadleys

Origin of Wadley

From either the Old English personal name Wada or wād (“woad”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Questions about Wadley

What does Wadley mean?
Wadley means a hamlet in Littleworth parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3096).
What part of speech is Wadley?
Wadley is a proper noun.

Words near Wadley in the dictionary

  1. wadjets
  2. Wadle
  3. Wadleigh
  4. Wadleighs
  5. Wadles
  6. Wadley
  7. Wadleys
  8. wadlike
  9. Wadlington
  10. Wadlingtons
  11. wadlopen

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