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marley

/ˈmɑ(ɹ)li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
mar-ley
IPA
/ˈmɑ(ɹ)li/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).

name

A hamlet in Deal, Kent, England.

name

A hamlet in Maidstone, Kent, England.

name

A census-designated place in Will County, Illinois, United States.

name

An English habitational surname from Old English.

name

A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Murghaile (“descendant of Murghal”) (Morley).

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

British usage

name

A female given name transferred from the surname.

American usage

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Marlee (alternative) Marleigh (alternative) Marly (alternative)

Phrases

Marley floor Marley Hill

Rhymes With

charlie harley barley carly charley farley gnarly parley darley carli carley varley

Questions

How do you pronounce marley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑ(ɹ)li/.
What does marley mean?
A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).
Where does marley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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