"Presly" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. A surname, variant of Presley.
    Sense id: en-Presly-en-name-QmWereOf Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A unisex given name, variant of Presley.
    Sense id: en-Presly-en-name-h6MyQW9I Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
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