Motley

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Submitted Name

Type Surname (from nickname)

Usage English

Pronounced Pron. MAWT-lee

, MOT-lee

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Other Forms FormsMottley

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Meaning & History

This surname may come from a nickname for someone wearing parti-coloured clothes (from Anglo-French motteley, which may come from Old English mot meaning "speck").