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Wiley...I see two possibilities... It could be a variant of the nickname "Will" (for those called "William") therefore meaning what "William" means or meaning "Son of William" like in "Williams" or "little Will"; William means "will/desire of protection/protecting" that is, willingness to protect or to be protected; probably the first, see http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=william&nmd=n&gender=both&operator=or) or it could be "Wi"'s clearing (from "ley" = "clearing") where "Wi" could stand for "will" (desire) or for "William" or for another word unknown to me... I supposed "Goodall" meant "good [fate for] all" refering to an altruistic (at least supposedly) person, but Andy's answer is backed by pros so... By the way, place names use a lot the "ley" ending strengthening that possiblity over the other I gave for "Wiley"... Hope this aids; bye.