A Dictionary of First Names. Origin and Meaning of Names.
A Dictionary of First Names. Origin and Meaning of Names.
 







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Origin and Meaning of the Name 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 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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