# Whatley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #81,977

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST7347).
2. A hamlet in Winsham parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3606).
3. A census-designated place in Clarke County, Alabama, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Wheatley.

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