The name Manley comes from a surname, which is derived from a place name meaning "the common wood" or "the common clearing" in Old English.
Famous bearers
Bearers include Manley Power (1773 - 1826), an English general;
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844 - 1889), an English poet;
Manley Ottmer Hudson (1886 - 1960), an American lawyer;
Manley Laurence Power (1904 - 1981), an English admiral.
