Nunley

N1U1N1L1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English nunne →
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Meanings

proper nounNunley (plural Nunleys)

plural Nunleys

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishnunne“nun, priestess”
  2. EnglishNunley

Habitational surname from a minor place in Wroxall, Warwickshire, from Old English nunne (“nun, priestess”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to nun + -ley (“lea”).

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Anagrams

Lunney
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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