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Sisley

Sisley proper noun: a surname originating as a matronymic.

Proper noun

Sisley (plural Sisleys)

  1. A surname originating as a matronymic.

Forms of Sisley

pluralSisleys

Origin of Sisley

From the popular Middle English female given name Sisely, from Old French Cecile, Cicile, ultimately from Latin Caecilia.

Questions about Sisley

What does Sisley mean?
Sisley means a surname originating as a matronymic.
What part of speech is Sisley?
Sisley is a proper noun.

Words near Sisley in the dictionary

  1. siskowet
  2. siskowets
  3. Sisks
  4. Sisler
  5. Sislers
  6. Sisley
  7. Sisleys
  8. Sislian
  9. Sislians
  10. Sislyan
  11. Sislyans

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