Little Wyrley
hamlet · Staffordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Little Wyrley is a small settlement. The name combines the Old English 'lȳtel' (small) with the name of the larger settlement, Wyrley.
Word origins
- Little
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall(from lȳtel "small")
- Wyrley
- Old EnglishAttestedplace name(from wir "myrtle, bog-myrtle", lēah "woodland clearing")