Meanings
malley1
plural malleys · alternative mali · alternative mallee · alternative molly
- IndiaobsoleteA gardener.
[…] not one-third of the work was done under the direction of the Garden Purvoe and Head Malley only, […]
1843, Transactions of the Agri-horticultural Society of Western India, page 21 more example
[…] a Gora-walla, or groom for every horse, and, according to the extent of the garden, from one to six Malleys, or gardeners.
1852, The Illustrated Exhibitor and Magazine of Art, volume 1, page 310
Malley2
Origin
malley · noun
- Hindiमाली
- Englishmalley
Borrowed from Hindi माली (mālī).
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- SloveneMalý
- SlovakMalý
- PolishMały
- LatinMallius
- EnglishMalley
* As an Irish surname, shortened form of O'Malley. * As an English surname of Norman origin, from several places in France named Mailly, from Latin Mallius, a nomen. * As a Carpathian Rusyn surname, Americanized from Mlej; see Malay. Similar Slavic variants exist such as Polish Mały, Czech and Slovak Malý, Slovene Malý; see Maly. * Also as a Slovene and Slovak surname, from Malej; see Maley.
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malley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malley
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