Marley

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Etymology

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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).

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Marley

  1. A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).
  2. A hamlet in Deal, Kent, England.
  3. A hamlet in Maidstone, Kent, England.
  4. A census-designated place in Will County, Illinois, United States.
  5. An English habitational surname from Old English.
  6. A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Murghaile (Morley).
  7. (chiefly British) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  8. (chiefly US) A female given name transferred from the surname.

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