The story
From either the Old English personal name Wada or wād (“woad”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A hamlet in Littleworth parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU3096). Full definition →
From either the Old English personal name Wada or wād (“woad”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.