The story
- Old English · derived fromwulf“wolf”
- English todayWoolley
Usually from Old English wulf (“wolf”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade frequented by wolves”). Equivalent to wolf + -ley (“lea”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishwulf all →
wolfWoffordWolfordUlricWoollardWoodaleWoolfrey
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.