Meaning & origin
What it means
Wolsey goes back to Old English Wulfsiġe, meaning “wolf victory.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wolsey’s family of names
In English usage, Wolsey as a surname has a related form in WOOLSEY.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Wolsey, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a wood”
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“wolf”
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Wortley
“plant, vegetable”
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Wormley
“snake”
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Womersley
“clearing, glade”
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Wadsley
Wadsley is a surname from Old English.
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Woolway
“wolf” · “war, battle”
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Weekley
“village, settlement”
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