Wolvey Heath
village · Warwickshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name Wolvey Heath likely derives from an Old English personal name and a topographical term. It refers to a settlement associated with a heath or uncultivated land belonging to someone named Wulfeg.
Word origins
- Wolvey
- Old EnglishWulfeg's settlement(from Wulfeg "personal name (wolf-spear)", -eg "island, or possibly a settlement suffix")
- Heath
- Old Englishheath, uncultivated land(from hæð "heath")
Historical forms
Wulfege · Wulveye