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Manley

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  1. 1
    A placename:; A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5171). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Rock County, Minnesota, United States. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A village in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

* As an English surname, from Old English mæne (“common, shared”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to mean + -ley (“lea”). * Also as an English surname, from the adjective manly (“brave, manly”). * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Máinle; see Malley. * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Maonghaile (“descendant of Maonghal”), from maoin (“wealth”) + gal (“valor, fury”).

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