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♀ Dolley
What does Dolley mean?
Dolley 
as a girls' name has its roots in English and Greek. Dolley is a variant form of Dolly (English): pet form of Dorothy.
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
VARIANTS Dollie▼, Dolli, Dollee
OTHER FORMS VIA DOLLY, DOROTHY Dodie, Dody, Doe, Doll, Dorthy▼, Dory, Dottey, Dotty
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dolley Rivka (D.R.), ..
How popular is Dolley?
Dolley is a rare given name for females but a very popular last name for all people (#33380 out of 150436, Top 22%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Dorothy (#586 LAST YEAR), Dodie, Doll, Dollie, Dolly, Dorthy and Dotty are the popular varying forms of Dolley (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) rated in the Top 2000. These forms of Dolley were favored as birth names during 1920-1929 (ADOPTION OF 3.2%) and have become significantly less popular since. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Dolley is alike in pronunciation to Dalla, Daly, Delie, Della▼, Delli, Delly, Dilla, Dilli, Dola, Dollee, Dolli, Dollie▼ and Dolly▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alley, Billey, Calley, Coley, Collet, Colly, Corley, Daile, Dale▼, Dalles, Dayle, Dell, Delle, Dielle, Dodey, Doll, Dorcey, Dorey, Dorsey, Dottey (see Dorothy), Halley, Holle, Hollee, Holles, Holley, Holly▼, Joley, Jooley, Kalley, Kelley▼, Lilley, Lolly, Mollee, Molley, Molly, Nelley, Pollee (see Polly), Polley, Polly▼, Salley, Talley, Tilley, Valley and Yolley. These names tend to be more commonly used than Dolley.
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