Whitley Head
hamlet
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hamlet's name likely refers to a clearing or settlement associated with a pale or white feature, possibly a pale-coloured clearing or one near a white tree. 'Head' may refer to a prominent point or the top of a slope.
Word origins
- Whit
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite(from hwīt "white, pale")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")
- Head
- Old EnglishAttestedhead, top, prominent point(from hēafod "head, summit")