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Maley

Maley proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Maley (plural Maleys)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Maley

pluralMaleys

Origin of Maley

* As an Irish surname, variant of Malley, see O'Malley. * As a Carpathian Rusyn surname, variant of Mljec, from млєц (mljec, “to mill”), from Proto-Slavic *melti. * As a Czech and Slovak (Malý), Polish (Mały, Maly), and Slovene surname (Mali), from *malъ (“little, small”). Compare Maly.

Questions about Maley

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

Words near Maley in the dictionary

  1. malevolous
  2. Malew
  3. malewife
  4. malewives
  5. malexecution
  6. Maley
  7. maleyl
  8. maleylacetoacetate
  9. maleylacetoacetic acid
  10. maleylated
  11. maleylation

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