The story
- Old English · derived fromhwīt“white”
- English todayWhitley
From Old English hwīt (“white”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to white + -ley (“lea”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishhwīt all →
WhitfieldWhitmoreWhitesideWhitfordWhitehurstWhitelawWhitwellWhistonWhitewayWhitstoneWhitbournWhittock
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.