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Willersey

village · Gloucestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This village name likely combines an Old English personal name with 'eg', meaning island or land by a river. It refers to an island or riverbank associated with a person named Wifel.

Word origins

Wil-
Old EnglishWifel (personal name)(from Wifel "personal name")
-ey
Old Englishisland, land by a river(from eg "island, land by a river")

Historical forms

Willesie