Given name & surname

Woolfrey

“wolf”

Woolfrey is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Woolfrey goes back to Old English wulf, meaning “wolf.”

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Where it comes from

Woolfrey comes from Old English.

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How it developed

From Old English wulf (“wolf”).

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Woolfrey’s family of names

In English usage, Woolfrey as a surname has a related form in Wolfryd. In English usage, Woolfrey as a surname has a related form in Woolfries.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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Old English

Wolsey

“wolf victory”

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Old English

Wortley

“plant, vegetable”

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Cumbric

Worsley

“a wood”

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Old English

Wormley

“snake”

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Old English

Womersley

“clearing, glade”

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Old English

Woolway

“wolf” · “war, battle”

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Old English

Weekley

“village, settlement”

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Old English

Wadsley

Wadsley is a surname from Old English.

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