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Westley

Westley proper noun: a census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

Proper noun

Westley (countable and uncountable, plural Westleys)

  1. A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
  2. A hamlet in Sparsholt parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4231).
  3. A hamlet in Westbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3606).
  4. A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, west of Bury St Edmunds, and previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8264).
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Westley

pluralWestleys

Origin of Westley

From Old English west + lēah (“westerly wood or clearing”); in Suffolk recorded as Westlea in 1086 (DB).

Words formed from Westley

Questions about Westley

What does Westley mean?
Westley means a census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
What part of speech is Westley?
Westley is a proper noun.

Words near Westley in the dictionary

  1. Westlandgate
  2. westlands
  3. Westlaw
  4. Westleigh
  5. Westleton
  6. Westley
  7. Westley Bottom
  8. Westley Waterless
  9. Westleys
  10. westling
  11. westlings

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