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Wormley

Wormley proper noun: a village in Broxbourne district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL322054).

Proper noun

Wormley (countable and uncountable, plural Wormleys)

  1. A village in Broxbourne district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL322054).
  2. A village in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9438).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Wormley

pluralWormleys
alternative formWormeley
alternative formWormely

Origin of Wormley

From Old English wyrm (“snake”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to worm or wyrm + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Wormley

What does Wormley mean?
Wormley means a village in Broxbourne district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL322054).
What part of speech is Wormley?
Wormley is a proper noun.

Words near Wormley in the dictionary

  1. Wormleighton
  2. wormless
  3. wormlessness
  4. wormlet
  5. wormlets
  6. Wormley
  7. Wormleys
  8. wormlike
  9. wormlike chain
  10. wormling
  11. wormlings

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