Marley

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Marley

/ˈmɑ(ɹ)li/

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)li

Where it comes from

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”).

proper noun Marlee · Marleigh · Marly

A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).
A hamlet in Deal, Kent, England.
A hamlet in Maidstone, Kent, England.
A census-designated place in Will County, Illinois, United States.
An English habitational surname from Old English.
A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Murghaile (“descendant of Murghal”) (Morley).
UK A male given name transferred from the surname.
US A female given name transferred from the surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: reggae, kingston, marle green, kent street, marley hill, long marston, barham, marston, mountain street, calcott, maryfield, barcombe mills, martley, marbury, chartham, charlton

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@misc{marley_2026,
  title = {Marley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}