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9/21/2024, 11:55 PM jocatchi
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8/8/2017, 12:27 PM Nifty_Name_Nerd

Name Orley
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. OYR-lee
Other Forms FormsOrly
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

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