Conley

C3O1N1L1E1Y4
/ˈkɒnli/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

proper nounConley (plural Conleys)

plural Conleys · alternative Conlee · alternative Conly

  1. A surname from Irish.

    After she was brutally murdered, Jim Conley, the black janitor at the factory, testified that Frank had killed the girl, then forced Conley to dispose of the body.

    1984 July 1, Leah D. Frank, “Stage: The Trial of Leo Frank”, in New York Times
    1 more example

    John Conley attested, That in the Lords Faulkland, Grandison and Chichester's times, the King's Rents werde collected by Horse-men, who laid upon them till they were paid.

    1683, John Nalson, An Impartial Collection of the Great Affairs of State, From the Beginning of the Scotch Rebellion in the Year MDCXXXIX To the Murther of King Charles I., volume II, London, page 71
  2. rareA male given name from Irish, transferred from the surname.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Conghalaigh
  2. EnglishConley

Anglicization of Irish Ó Conghalaigh and Ó Conghaile, patronyms of Conghalach. Doublet of Connolly

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Translations

Arabic كُونْلِي
  • كُونْلِي (konlī)Transliterations of the surname
Bengali কনলী
  • কনলী (konli)Transliterations of the surname
Chinese Mandarin 康利
  • 康利 (Kānglì)Transliterations of the surname
Greek Κόνλεϋ
  • Κόνλεϋ (Kónleÿ)Transliterations of the surname
Hebrew קונלי
  • קונלי (kónli)Transliterations of the surname
Hindi कॉन्ली
  • कॉन्ली (kŏnlī)Transliterations of the surname
Japanese コンリー
  • コンリー (Konrī)Transliterations of the surname
Korean 콘리
  • 콘리 (Kolli)Transliterations of the surname
Latvian Konlijs, Konlija
  • KonlijsTransliterations of the surname
  • KonlijaTransliterations of the surname
Lithuanian Konlėjus
  • KonlėjusTransliterations of the surname
Persian کونلی
  • کونلی (konli)Transliterations of the surname
Russian Ко́нли
  • Ко́нли (Kónli)Transliterations of the surname
Tamil கானலி
  • கானலி (kāṉali)Transliterations of the surname
Thai คอนลีย์
  • คอนลีย์ (kɔn-lîi)Transliterations of the surname
Ukrainian Конлі
  • Конлі (Konli)Transliterations of the surname
Urdu کونلی
  • کونلی (konli)Transliterations of the surname

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Cite this entry
APA

Conley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conley

MLA

“Conley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Conley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conley.

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