Howley

//ˈhaʊ.li// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable

    "Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones)."

  2. 2
    A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. countable, uncountable

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"Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones)."

Etymology

The town in Newfoundland is named after geologist and surveyor James Patrick Howley (1847–1918).

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