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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")