Wolverley
hamlet · Shropshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Wolverley likely means 'Wulfa's lea', where 'Wulfa' is an Old English personal name and 'lea' means a clearing or meadow. It refers to a clearing belonging to Wulfa.
Word origins
- Wolver
- Old EnglishAttestedWulfa(from Wulfa "wolf")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")