Wheatley

English

Etymology

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to wheat +‎ -ley (“lea”). Identical to Whatley.

Proper noun

Wheatley (countable and uncountable, plural Wheatleys)

1. (countable) An English surname from Old English. Derived from the place name
2. A placename:
   1. A town in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States.
   2. A community in Chatham-Kent, south-western Ontario, Canada.
   3. A hamlet in Binsted parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU7840).
   4. A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP5905).
   5. A northern suburb of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5804).
   6. A suburb of Halifax, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0726).

Derived terms

• Wheatley elm
• wheatleyite