Coakley - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Coakley \

is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "charcoal meadow". Place name. Coke was the term for the flammable residue from burning coal, and a valuable resource of fuel.

Coakley has 4 variant forms: Coakly, Cokeley, Cokelie and Cokely.

A baby name that sounds like Coakley is Quigley.

Coakley is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#5553 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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