Filley

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Middle English. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English filli (“filly, young female horse”), perhaps a nickname for a temperamental or skittish person.

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