Westley

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proper noun

A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

OriginOld English west + lēah →
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Meanings

proper nounWestley (countable and uncountable, plural Westleys)

plural Westleys

  1. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Sparsholt parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4231).
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Westbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3606).
  4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, west of Bury St Edmunds, and previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8264).
  5. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwest + lēah“westerly wood or clearing”
  2. EnglishWestley

From Old English west + lēah (“westerly wood or clearing”); in Suffolk recorded as Westlea in 1086 (DB).

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APA

Westley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westley

MLA

“Westley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Westley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westley.

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