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Wellesley.

An English surname.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈwɛlɪzli//ˈwɛlzli/
  1. An English surname.

  2. A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts; named for the estate of local benefactor Horatio Hollis Hunnewell

  3. A township in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

  4. Ellipsis of Wellesley College.

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Where this word comes from

From the name of the town Wells (“springs”) + lēah (“woodland”), thus 'the woodland by the springs'.

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