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Wheatley

Wheatley proper noun: an English surname from Old English. Derived from the place name.

Proper noun

Wheatley (countable and uncountable, plural Wheatleys)

  1. (countable) An English surname from Old English. Derived from the place name
  2. A town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States.
  3. A community in Chatham-Kent municipality, south-western Ontario, Canada.
  4. A hamlet in Binsted parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7840).
  5. A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5905).
  6. A northern suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5804).
  7. A suburb of Halifax, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0726).

Forms of Wheatley

pluralWheatleys

Origin of Wheatley

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Whatley.

Words formed from Wheatley

Phrases with Wheatley

Questions about Wheatley

What does Wheatley mean?
Wheatley means an English surname from Old English. Derived from the place name.
What part of speech is Wheatley?
Wheatley is a proper noun.

Words near Wheatley in the dictionary

  1. Wheatland County
  2. wheatlands
  3. Wheatle
  4. wheatless
  5. wheatlessness
  6. Wheatley
  7. Wheatley elm
  8. Wheatley elms
  9. wheatleyite
  10. Wheatleys
  11. wheatlike

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