Wortley

W4O1R1T1L1E1Y4

proper noun

An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732).

OriginOld English wyrt →
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Meanings

proper nounWortley (countable and uncountable, plural Wortleys)

plural Wortleys · alternative Worley

  1. countableuncountableAn inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3099).
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwyrt“plant, vegetable”
  2. EnglishWortley

From Old English wyrt (“plant, vegetable”) + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wort + -ley (“lea”).

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Anagrams

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APA

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

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“Wortley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wortley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wortley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wortley.

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