What does Coakley mean?

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

STARTS/ENDS WITH Co-, -ley

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, meadow, burning (fire)

Variations

VARIANTS Coakly, Cokeley, Cokelie, Cokely

How popular is Coakley?

Coakley is a rare first name for males but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#5499 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Baley, Barkley, Baxley, Beasley, Berkley, Birkley, Blakeley, Bosley, Brawley, Cadbey (see Cadby), Caile, Cailey, Caily, Caley, Canbey (see Canby), Carey▼, Carley, Carly, Carrey, Caycey, Cayle, Cayleb, Chalkley, Chancey, Charley▼, Charly, Chesley, Clancey, Claney, Colbey, Cole, Coley, Collby, Colle, Collen, Colley, Coney, Conley, Cooke, Corey▼, Corley, Corney, Cortney, Covvey (see Covey), Coxey, Cranley, Cranly (see Cranley), Crossley, Culley, Daley, Dawley, Dooley, Haley, Halley, Hanley, Harley▼, Hayley, Hockley, Horsley, Kaley, Kealey, Kirkley, Moorley, Oakley▲, Radley, Rawley, Rockley, Roley, Rowley, Sorley, Stanley▼, Stockley, Wakeley, Warley and Wickley. These names tend to be more frequently used than Coakley.