Given name & surname

Whalley

“well, spring”

Whalley is a surname.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Whalley is a form of Whaley. Whaley goes back to Old English wielle, meaning “well, spring.”

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Where it comes from

Whalley is a form of Whaley. Whaley comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Whalley’s family of names

In English usage, Whalley as a surname has a related form in WHALEY.

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