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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. OYR-lee  [key]
Other Forms FormsOrly

Meaning & History

Habitational name from Orleigh, possibly meaning "Ordwulf’s clearing", functionally from ort "point" and leah "woodland, clearing". It could possibly also be an Anglicized form of the Dutch surname van Oerle.
Added 8/8/2017 by Nifty_Name_Nerd
Edited 9/21/2024 by jocatchi