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Curley

Curley proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Curley (plural Curleys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Curley

pluralCurleys
alternative formKearley
alternative formKerley

Origin of Curley

Reduced form of McCurley.

Questions about Curley

What does Curley mean?
Curley means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Curley?
Curley is a proper noun.

Words near Curley in the dictionary

  1. curlewberries
  2. curlewberry
  3. Curlewis
  4. curlewlike
  5. curlews
  6. Curley
  7. Curleys
  8. curli
  9. curliate
  10. curliation
  11. curlicue

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