English · Unisex name
Marley
“marten wood or lake meadow”
About the name Marley
Marley is an English name that originated as a surname and place name. It derives from Old English elements: either ‘mearth’ meaning ‘marten’ or ‘mere’ meaning ‘lake’, combined with ‘leah’, which means ‘wood’ or ‘clearing’. Thus, Marley can be interpreted as ‘marten wood’ or ‘lake meadow’. In literature, Jacob Marley is the ghostly character in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Marley is now used as a given name for all genders.
- Meaning
- marten wood or lake meadow
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- MAR-lee(2 syl.)
Middle names for Marley
- Marley Anne
- Marley James
- Marley Rae
- Marley Sky
- Marley Grace
Questions about Marley
- What does Marley mean?
- Marley is an English name meaning "marten wood or lake meadow".
- How do you pronounce Marley?
- Marley is pronounced MAR-lee, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Marley?
- Variants of Marley include Marlee, Marly.
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