Wolseley

• (surname): Wolsley, Woolseley, Woolsley, Woosley

From Middle English Ulselei, from Old English Wulfsieslega, from the personal name Wulfsiġe (“wolf victory”) in the genitive case Wulfsiġes + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈwʊlzli/

Wolseley (countable and uncountable, plural Wolseleys)

1. (countable) A habitational surname.
2. A placename:
   1. A town in Tatiara council area, South Australia, Australia; formerly named Tatiara; named for Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley.
   2. A place in Canada:
      1. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, within the rural municipality.
      2. Ellipsis of Rural Municipality of Wolseley No. 155: a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada.
      3. A neighbourhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
      4. A provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada.
      5. (historical) A former provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada.
      6. A river in north-east Ontario, Canada; in full, Wolseley River.
   3. A town in Breede River Valley, Western Cape, South Africa.
   4. A locality in Colwich parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0220).
3. An aristocratic name.
   1. (UK) A baronetcy house.
   2. (UK) A viscountcy title.

• (Wolseley (town), Sask., Canada): Town of Wolseley
• (Wolseley (rural municipality), SK, Canada): Rural Municipality of Wolseley

Wolseley (plural Wolseleys)

1. A style of pith helmet
2. A former make of British motorcar, last produced in 1975.