Thornley - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Thornley \

is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "thorny meadow". Place name.

Thornley has 3 variant forms: Thornlea, Thornleigh and Thornly.

Baby names that sound like Thornley are Darnley and Darnel.

Thornley is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#16315 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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