Greeley

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/ˈɡɹiːli/

proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginOld French greslé →
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Meanings

proper nounGreeley (countable and uncountable, plural Greeleys)

plural Greeleys · alternative Grealey

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old French.
  2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Weld County, Colorado, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA small city in Delaware County, Iowa, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA small city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States.
  5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky, United States.
  6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
  7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.
  8. countableuncountableA village, the county seat of Greeley County, Nebraska, United States. Its full name is Greeley Center.
  9. countableuncountableA town in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchgreslé“pitted, scarred”
  2. EnglishGreeley

Nickname for someone with a pock-marked face, from Old French greslé (“pitted, scarred”).

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APA

Greeley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greeley

MLA

“Greeley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greeley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Greeley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greeley.

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