The story
- Old English · derived frommære“boundary”
- English todayMarley
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”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishmære all →
Mersey
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.