Worsley

The story

1. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*gwor-“over-, above”
2. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*koɨd“a wood”
3. English todayWorsley

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.

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