Marley
proper nounattested in dialogue
- //ˈmɑ(ɹ)li//
A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).
proper noun
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A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).
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A hamlet in Deal, Kent, England.
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A hamlet in Maidstone, Kent, England.
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A census-designated place in Will County, Illinois, United States.
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An English habitational surname from Old English.
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A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Murghaile (“descendant of Murghal”) (Morley).
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A female given name transferred from the surname.
Etymology
From several different places in England, from Old English mære (“boundary”) or myrig (“pleasant”) or mearþ (“marten”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). In the first case, equivalent to mere (“boundary”) + -ley (“lea”).
Marley · A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).
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