Marley

M3A1R1L1E1Y4
/ˈmɑ(ɹ)li/

proper noun

A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).

OriginOld English mære →
CommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Marlee · alternative Marleigh · alternative Marly

  1. A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).
  2. A hamlet in Deal, Kent, England.
  3. A hamlet in Maidstone, Kent, England.
  4. A census-designated place in Will County, Illinois, United States.
  5. An English habitational surname from Old English.
  6. A surname from Irish, an alternate anglicization of Ó Murghaile (“descendant of Murghal”) (Morley).
  7. UKA male given name transferred from the surname.
  8. USA female given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishmære“boundary”
  2. EnglishMarley

From several different places in England, from Old English mære (“boundary”) or myrig (“pleasant”) or mearþ (“marten”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). In the first case, equivalent to mere (“boundary”) + -ley (“lea”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Marley

charlieHarleybarleycharleyCarlyparlayparleygnarlyArley
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Anagrams

AylmerArmleyMylreaMerylaElmyra
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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