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Worsley

/ˈwɜː(ɹ)zli/

Worsley proper noun: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9400).

Proper noun

Worsley (countable and uncountable, plural Worsleys)

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9400).
  2. A town in the Shire of Collie, Western Australia.
  3. A short river in Western Australia, after which the town is named.
  4. A hamlet in Clear Hills County, northern Alberta, Canada.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Worsley

pluralWorsleys

Origin of Worsley

From either Old English personal name *Weorc, in the genitive case *Weorces + Proto-Brythonic *koɨd (“a wood”) + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”), or else from the feminine personal name *Worcgȳth, genitive singular *Weorcgȳthe + lēah. Also suggested is derivation from Proto-Brythonic *gwor- (“over-, above”) + celli (“grove”), with late Cumbric devoicing being evident in early forms.

Words that rhyme with Worsley

Questions about Worsley

What does Worsley mean?
Worsley means a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9400).
What part of speech is Worsley?
Worsley is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Worsley?
Worsley is pronounced /ˈwɜː(ɹ)zli/.

Words near Worsley in the dictionary

  1. worsifications
  2. worsified
  3. worsifies
  4. worsify
  5. worsifying
  6. Worsley
  7. Worsleys
  8. worst
  9. worst case scenario
  10. worst case scenarios
  11. worst comes to worst

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