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The Name Manley - Origin and Meaning of Manley
  



The Name Manley - Origin and Meaning of Manley


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Manley

Old English

Usage of the Name Manley

English

Meaning of the Name Manley

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 of the name 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.
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