"Foley" meaning in English

See Foley in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈfoʊli/ [General-American] Forms: Foleys [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊli Etymology: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Foghladha (“descendant of Foghlaidh”), a byname from foghlaí (“plunderer, pillager, marauder, robber”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Foghladha||descendant of Foghlaidh}} Irish Ó Foghladha (“descendant of Foghlaidh”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Foley (countable and uncountable, plural Foleys)
  1. A surname from Irish. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Foley-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Alabama, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Alabama, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Foley-en-name-9zehf0zR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 30 36 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 29 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 31 34 30
  3. A city, the county seat of Benton County, Minnesota, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Minnesota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Foley-en-name-QPPiLbXo Categories (other): County seats of Minnesota, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 30 36 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 29 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 31 34 30
  4. A city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Foley-en-name-Bc2CG16J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 30 36 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 29 35 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 31 34 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Foley Island, Foley Park

Inflected forms

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