# Whaley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #59,810

## Definitions
1. A village in Bolsover district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK5171).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to well + -ley (“lea”).

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