Morley

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Morley signifies someone who lived in a clearing or meadow in a forest or someone who hailed from the moor or marshland.
Pronunciation
MAWR-lee
The name Morley is pronounced as MOR-lee or MOR-lee.
Popularity
Morley is not a very common name in the world. According to the SSA data, it was not ranked among the top 1,000 names given to babies in the United States in 2020.

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Morley Name meanings & History

The name Morley has an English origin and is derived from the Old English words 'mor' meaning moor or marshland and 'leah' which means clearing or meadow in a forest. The name Morley signifies someone who lived in a clearing or meadow in a forest or someone who hailed from the moor or marshland. From a surname that was originally from an Old English place name meaning "marsh clearing". Morley is used as both a given name and a surname.

Zodiac Sign of Morley: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Morley:

M: Mushy,Memory,Maternal,Memorabilia,Mommy,Mother,Manipulative

O: Obstinate,Ostentatious,Obsolete,Organized,Obsessive

R: Reason,Resourceful,Restless,Rational

L: Lover,Lazy,Liaison,Languid,Legal,Luscious,Lovely

E: Environment,Enliven,Entertain,Exaggerate,Enlighten,Expressive

Y: Yen/money,Youth-giving,Yin/Yang

Morley is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Informal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Rough name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Morley include Morley Safer, a Canadian-American television journalist, Morley Callaghan, a Canadian novelist, and Morley Cook, a Canadian businessman.

2.) Morley (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) meadow by the moor.

Other Forms: Moorley, Moorly, Morlea, Morlee, Morleigh, Morli, Morlie, Morion, Morly, Morlyn, Morrley


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