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Philley

Philley proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Philley (plural Philleys)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Forms of Philley

pluralPhilleys

Origin of Philley

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Philip.

Questions about Philley

What does Philley mean?
Philley means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Philley?
Philley is a proper noun.

Words near Philley in the dictionary

  1. philistinism
  2. philistinisms
  3. Phill
  4. phillabeg
  5. phillabegs
  6. Philley
  7. Philleys
  8. phillibeg
  9. phillibegs
  10. Phillida
  11. Phillie

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