Manley

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SJ5171).

OriginOld English mæne →
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Meanings

proper nounManley (countable and uncountable, plural Manleys)

plural Manleys

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SJ5171).
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Rock County, Minnesota, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States.
  2. A surname
    1. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
    2. countableuncountableA surname from Irish

Origin

  1. Old Englishmæne“common, shared”
  2. EnglishManley

* As an English surname, from Old English mæne (“common, shared”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to mean + -ley (“lea”). * Also as an English surname, from the adjective manly (“brave, manly”). * As an Irish surname, anglicized from Ó Máinle (“descendant of Máinle”); see Malley. * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Maonghaile (“descendant of Maonghal”), from maoin (“wealth”) + gal (“valor, fury”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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