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Talley

Talley proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Talley (countable and uncountable, plural Talleys)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A village and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6432).

Forms of Talley

pluralTalleys

Origin of Talley

*Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Taithligh (“descendant of Taithleach”), a byname from taithleach (“appeasement, pacification”). *In Wales, from Welsh Talyllychau or Tal y Llychau.

Questions about Talley

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

Words near Talley in the dictionary

  1. talleros
  2. tallest
  3. tallet
  4. tallets
  5. tallevas
  6. Talley
  7. Talleyrandian
  8. Talleys
  9. talleysim
  10. tallgrass
  11. tallgrasses

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