Meanings
plural Worsleys
- countableuncountableA town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9400).
- countableuncountableA town in the Shire of Collie, Western Australia.
- countableuncountableA short river in Western Australia, after which the town is named.
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Clear Hills County, northern Alberta, Canada.
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
- Proto-Brythonic*gwor-“over-, above”
- Proto-Brythonic*koɨd“a wood”
- EnglishWorsley
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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Worsley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Worsley
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