Folley

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Old French.

Etymology

Two main origins: * English topographic surname from Old French feuillie (“leafy bower or shelter; clump of trees”). * English nickname for an eccentric or foolish person, from Old French folie (“foolishness”).

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