Motley

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Submitted Name

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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. MAWT-lee
, MOT-lee
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Other Forms FormsMottley
Edit Status Statusnot set    [contributor]

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").