Charley - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Charley \ch(ar)-ley\ is a variant of Charles (Old German) and Charlie (English), and the meaning of Charley is "free man".

The baby name Charley sounds like Charly and Sherill. Other similar baby names are Carley, Carly, Charls, Charlot, Chesley, Corley, Curley, Earley, Farley, Harley, Marley, Shanley, Thorley, Warley and Yarley.

Charley is a somewhat common first name for men (#727 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#7423 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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