# Wheatley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,246

## Definitions
1. An English surname from Old English. Derived from the place name
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## Etymology
From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Whatley.

## Easily confused with
- **Whitley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wheatley-vs-whitley)

## Common misspellings (12)
`hweatley`, `wehatley`, `whaetley`, `whealtey`, `wheately`, `wheatleyy`, `wheatlley`, `wheatlye`, `wheattley`, `whetaley`, `whheatley`, `wwheatley`

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