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willey

willey is the alternative form of willy.

Meaning of willy

Verb

willy (third-person singular simple present willies, present participle willying, simple past and past participle willied)

  1. To cleanse wool or cotton, etc. with a willy, or willow.

See all 9 meanings of willy

Proper noun capitalized: Willey

Willey (countable and uncountable, plural Willeys)

  1. A civil parish in Herefordshire, England.
  2. A village in Barrow parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO672991).
  3. A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP495848).
  4. A city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of willey

Verb
third-person singular presentwilleys
present participlewilleying
past participlewilleyed
pastwilleyed
Proper noun
pluralWilleys

Origin of willey

From Old English welig (“willow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to willow + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about willey

What does willey mean?
Willey means a civil parish in Herefordshire, England.
What is willey the alternative form of?
Willey is the alternative form of willy.
What part of speech is willey?
Willey is a proper noun.

Words near willey in the dictionary

  1. Willetses
  2. Willett
  3. Willette
  4. Willettes
  5. Willetts
  6. willey
  7. willeyed
  8. willeyer
  9. willeyers
  10. willeying
  11. willeys

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Adapted from Wiktionary: willey (page history and authors); Willey (page history and authors); willy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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