Wormley

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proper noun

A village in Broxbourne district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL322054).

OriginOld English wyrm →
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Meanings

proper nounWormley (countable and uncountable, plural Wormleys)

plural Wormleys · alternative Wormeley · alternative Wormely

  1. countableuncountableA village in Broxbourne district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL322054).
  2. countableuncountableA village in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9438).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwyrm“snake”
  2. EnglishWormley

From Old English wyrm (“snake”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to worm or wyrm + -ley (“lea”).

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Wormley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wormley

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