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♂ Alley
What does Alley mean?
Alley 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Alley) is an Old German name, and Alley means "precious". Alley is an alternate form of Alan (Old German): from Adal.
Variations
VARIANT Allie▼
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ALAN Ailean, Ailin, Al▼, Alain, Alair, Aland, Alann, Alano, Alen, Alin, Allain, Allan▼, Allayne, Allen▼, Alleyn, Alleyne, Allin, Allon, Allyn, Alon, Alun, Alyn
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Asley, ..
(female) Alay, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Alley Kamren (A.K.), ..
How popular is Alley?
Alley is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#2321 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Al, Alain, Alan (#172 IN 2018), Alen, Allan (#778), Allen (#421), Allie and Allyn are the popular varying forms of Alley (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). Other forms, like Alyn, are uncommon. These forms of Alley were popular with parents in the 1950s (AVERAGE #905) and have become significantly less conventional since (#1421, ▼76%), with forms like Allie becoming less fashionable. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Alley is alike in pronunciation to Ali▲, Alia, Alois▼, Aly, Elie, Elli, Eloy, Ely, Ilie, Illya, Olley, Ollie▼, Wally, Wiley▼, Willey and Willy. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abbey, Abey, Able, Ackley, Adley, Adney, Alben, Alby, Alden▲, Alec▼, Aled, Alek, Alex▼, Alexey, Alexy, Alfeo, Alfey, Alfrey, Alfy, Algey, Algy, Allcen, Allerd (see Ellard), Allex, Allger, Allmer, Alten, Alter, Alven, Alvy, Ardley, Arlea, Arlen▼, Arles, Arley, Arllen, Arly, Arney, Ashley▼, Atlea, Atley, Attley, Audey, Audley, Caley, Coley, Colley, Culley, Daley, Elrey, Gilley, Juley, Kaley, Kelley, Kiley, Paley, Riley, Roley and Ryley. These names tend to be more commonly used than Alley.
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