willey

W4I1L1L1E1Y4

proper noun

A civil parish in Herefordshire, England.

OriginOld English welig →
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Meanings

willey1

verbwilley (third-person singular simple present willeys, present participle willeying, simple past and past participle willeyed)

present singular third person willeys · participle present willeying · participle past willeyed · past willeyed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of willy (“cleanse wool etc. with a willow”).

Willey2

proper nounWilley (countable and uncountable, plural Willeys)

plural Willeys

  1. countableuncountableA civil parish in Herefordshire, England.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Barrow parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO672991).
  3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP495848).
  4. countableuncountableA city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States.
  5. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwelig“willow”
  2. EnglishWilley

From Old English welig (“willow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to willow + -ley (“lea”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Wyllie
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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