# Woolley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #45,753

## Definitions
1. A place in England:
2. A place in England:
3. A place in England:
4. A place in England:
5. A place in England:
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Usually from Old English wulf (“wolf”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade frequented by wolves”). Equivalent to wolf + -ley (“lea”).

## Easily confused with
- **woolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woolley-vs-woolly)
- **woolsey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woolley-vs-woolsey)
- **wholly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wholly-vs-woolley)
- **woolen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woolen-vs-woolley)
- **Willey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/willey-vs-woolley)
- **Woodley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woodley-vs-woolley)
- **woollen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woollen-vs-woolley)

## Common misspellings (8)
`owolley`, `wolley`, `wololey`, `woolely`, `wooley`, `woolleyy`, `woollye`, `wwoolley`

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