Name Element WELIG

Type Word
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "willow".

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureswilga(Old Dutch) weligaz(Old Germanic)
Given Name DescendantsWiley, Wilton(English)
Surname DescendantsWiley, Willey, Willoughby, Wilton(English)
Place Name DescendantsWilley, Willoughby, Wilton(English)

Sources & References

  1. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 1186, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022