# Westley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #57,171

## Definitions
1. A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
2. A hamlet in Sparsholt parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4231).
3. A hamlet in Westbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3606).
4. A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, west of Bury St Edmunds, and previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8264).
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English west + lēah (“westerly wood or clearing”); in Suffolk recorded as Westlea in 1086 (DB).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/westley