"Marley" meaning in English

See Marley in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɑ(ɹ)li/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)li 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|mære||boundary}} Old English mære (“boundary”), {{suf|en|mere#Etymology_2|-leigh|alt1=mere|alt2=-ley|t1=boundary|t2=lea}} mere (“boundary”) + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Marley
  1. A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Kent, England, Villages in England, Villages in Kent, England
    Sense id: en-Marley-en-name-96LRxt0d
  2. A hamlet in Deal, Kent, England. Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Kent, England, Villages in England, Villages in Kent, England
    Sense id: en-Marley-en-name-xHOrGkQS
  3. A hamlet in Maidstone, Kent, England. Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Kent, England, Villages in England, Villages in Kent, England
    Sense id: en-Marley-en-name-tP~mvTYU
  4. A census-designated place in Will County, Illinois, United States. Categories (topical): English unisex given names Categories (place): Census-designated places in Illinois, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Marley-en-name-aLiD7dXu Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 3 1 23 9 3 28 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant alt parameters, English terms suffixed with -leigh, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 1 47 16 5 9 9 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 7 6 2 37 25 5 9 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 7 5 3 37 24 5 9 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 4 2 54 8 7 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 7 2 56 7 7 7 7
  5. An English habitational surname from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Marley-en-name-EGCNjrgS Categories (other): English surnames, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 6 4 2 27 40 4 8 8
  6. A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Murghaile (Morley).
    Sense id: en-Marley-en-name-ZKdlwOxH Categories (other): English surnames
  7. (chiefly British) A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: British Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Marley-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 3 1 23 9 3 28 28 Categories (other): British English
  8. (chiefly US) A female given name transferred from the surname. Tags: US Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Marley-en-name-GFKC6xuK Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 3 1 23 9 3 28 28 Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (female given name): Marlee, Marleigh, Marly Derived forms: Marley floor, Marley Hill
Disambiguation of 'female given name': 1 0 0 3 4 2 43 46
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        "en:Census-designated places in the United States",
        "en:Places in Illinois, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A census-designated place in Will County, Illinois, United States."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "census-designated place",
          "census-designated place"
        ],
        [
          "Will County",
          "Will County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Illinois",
          "Illinois#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Old English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An English habitational surname from Old English."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Irish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Murghaile (Morley)."
      ],
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ],
        [
          "Ó",
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        ],
        [
          "Murghaile",
          "Murghal#Irish"
        ],
        [
          "Morley",
          "Morley"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name transferred from the surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly British) A male given name transferred from the surname."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English female given names",
        "English female given names from surnames",
        "English given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A female given name transferred from the surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly US) A female given name transferred from the surname."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑ(ɹ)li/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)li"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Marlee"
    },
    {
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Marleigh"
    },
    {
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Marly"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Marley"
}

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