Whitley Wood
suburban area · Reading
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Whitley Wood means 'the white wood'. It combines the Old English words 'hwit' (white) and 'wudu' (wood).
Word origins
- Whit
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite(from hwit "white")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedwood(from wudu "wood")