Meanings
proper nounWhittlesey (countable and uncountable, plural Whittleseys)
plural Whittleseys · alternative Whittlesea · alternative Whitsey
- countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2797).
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
From the Old English personal name *Wittel + -s- + īeġ (“island”).
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