Wely

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as apud vuelie towards the end of the 11th century. Etymology unknown. Potentially of non-Germanic origins. A proposed derivation from dialectal welie (“large eel trap”) (cognate with Old English wilige (“basket made out of withies”)) clashes with the oldest attestation of the toponym.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeː.li/
  • Hyphenation: We‧ly

Proper noun

Wely n

  1. A hamlet in Neder-Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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