Farley

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Farley

/ˈfɑɹli/ US

Where it comes from

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farnley.

proper noun Farleigh

A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
A hamlet north of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3807).
A hamlet north of Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6302).
A hamlet and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0744).
A village in Wiltshire, England.
An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.
A city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States.
A census-designated place in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States.
A village in Platte County, Missouri, United States.
An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States.
A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.
rare A male given name transferred from the surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: finley, salisbury, hatfield, farringdon, robertson, forbes, caldwell, farnsfield, seaforth, harefield, clearfield, highfields, orangeville, wilton, rockley, farrer

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"Farley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/farley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Farley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/farley

Chicago

"Farley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/farley.

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@misc{farley_2026,
  title = {Farley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/farley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}