Maley

M3A1L1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginProto-Slavic *melti →
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Meanings

proper nounMaley (plural Maleys)

plural Maleys

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*melti
  2. EnglishMaley

* As an Irish surname, variant of Malley, see O'Malley. * As a Carpathian Rusyn surname, variant of Mljec, from млєц (mljec, “to mill”), from Proto-Slavic *melti. * As a Czech and Slovak (Malý), Polish (Mały, Maly), and Slovene surname (Mali), from *malъ (“little, small”). Compare Maly.

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LemaymealyMayleLeamyLameyYamel
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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