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Womersley

Womersley proper noun: a village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5319).

Proper noun

Womersley (countable and uncountable, plural Womersleys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5319).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Womersley

pluralWomersleys

Origin of Womersley

From the Old English personal name Wilmaer + -s- + lēah (“clearing, glade”).

Questions about Womersley

What does Womersley mean?
Womersley means a village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5319).
What part of speech is Womersley?
Womersley is a proper noun.

Words near Womersley in the dictionary

  1. Womer
  2. womera
  3. Womerah
  4. womeras
  5. Womers
  6. Womersley
  7. Womersleys
  8. womin
  9. wominhood
  10. Wommack
  11. Wommacks

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