The story
- Old English · derived fromwielle“well, spring”
- English todayWhaley
From Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to well + -ley (“lea”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishwielle all →
wellWolcottWellesWelbyWollacott
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.