Woolley
hamlet · Cornwall
Old EnglishAI-generated
Woolley is likely an Old English name meaning 'woolly clearing' or 'clearing where wolves are found'. It could also refer to a clearing associated with a person named Wulf.
Word origins
- Wool-
- Old Englishwolf or personal name(from wulf "wolf")
- ey
- Old Englishclearing(from ēg "island, dry ground in marsh, clearing")