Wolseley.
A habitational surname.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname.
A placename: A town in Tatiara council area, South Australia, Australia; formerly named Tatiara; named for Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley.
A placename: A place in Canada: A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, within the rural municipality.
A placename: A place in Canada: Ellipsis of Rural Municipality of Wolseley No. 155: a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada.
A placename: A place in Canada: A neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
A placename: A place in Canada: A provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada.
A placename: A place in Canada: A former provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada.
A placename: A place in Canada: A river in north-east Ontario, Canada; in full, Wolseley River.
A placename: A town in Breede River Valley, Western Cape, South Africa.
A placename: A locality in Colwich parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0220).
An aristocratic name. A baronetcy house.
An aristocratic name. A viscountcy title.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Ulselei, Wulfsieslega, from the Old English personal name Wulfsiġe (“wolf victory”) in the genitive case Wulfsiġes + lēah (“wood, clearing”).
A style of pith helmet
A former make of British motorcar, last produced in 1975.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Ulselei, Wulfsieslega, from the Old English personal name Wulfsiġe (“wolf victory”) in the genitive case Wulfsiġes + lēah (“wood, clearing”).
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