name
Meaning 1
A habitational surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Standard Lemma guide
Wolseley
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/ˈwʊlzli/
name
Meaning 2
A placename:
A town in Tatiara council area, South Australia, Australia; formerly named Tatiara; named for Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A placename:
A place in Canada:
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, within the rural municipality.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A placename:
A place in Canada:
Ellipsis of Rural Municipality of Wolseley No. 155: a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
A placename:
A place in Canada:
A neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
A placename:
A place in Canada:
A provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 7
A placename:
A place in Canada:
A former provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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Meaning 8
A placename:
A place in Canada:
A river in north-east Ontario, Canada; in full, Wolseley River.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 9
A placename:
A town in Breede River Valley, Western Cape, South Africa.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 10
A placename:
A locality in Colwich parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0220).
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 11
An aristocratic name.
A baronetcy house.
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Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 12
An aristocratic name.
A viscountcy title.
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Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 13
A style of pith helmet
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noun
Meaning 14
A former make of British motorcar, last produced in 1975.
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History
Etymology
From Middle English Ulselei, Wulfsieslega, from the Old English personal name Wulfsiġe (“wolf victory”) in the genitive case Wulfsiġes + lēah (“wood, clearing”).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Marathi: वुल्झली (vuljhalī) — Wolseley, Staffordshire, England, UK
- Middle English: Ulselei — Wolseley, Staffordshire, England, UK
- Middle English: Wulfsieslega — Wolseley, Staffordshire, England, UK
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