Howley

How·ley
H4O1W4L1E1Y4
/ˈhaʊ.li/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounHowley (countable and uncountable, plural Howleys)

plural Howleys

  1. countableuncountableA surname.

    Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones).

    2024 September 11, Richard Brody, ““Winner” Takes Political Comedy Seriously”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2024
  2. countableuncountableA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin

The town in Newfoundland is named after geologist and surveyor James Patrick Howley (1847–1918).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Howley

Rowleydowlejowly
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Anagrams

heylow
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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