Farley
English
Alternative forms
- Farleigh
Etymology
From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farnley.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɑɹli/
Proper noun
Farley
- A village in New South Wales, Australia.
- A hamlet north of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3807). [1]
- A hamlet north of Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6302). [2]
- A hamlet and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0744).
- A village in Wiltshire, England.
- An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.
- A city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States.
- A census-designated place in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States.
- A village in Platte County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.
- (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
References
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