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What does Farley mean?
Farley as a boys' name is pronounced FAR-lee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Farley is "fern wood". From fearn leah. May also be from the Gaelic name Fearghal, meaning "brave man".
ENDS WITH -ley
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, gaelic, brave
Variations
VARIANTS Fairlay, Fairlee, Fairleigh, Fairlie, Farlay, Farlee, Farleigh, Farlie, Farlow, Farly, Farrleigh, Farrley, Lee▼, Leigh
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Farley Kobe (F.K.), ..
How popular is Farley?
Farley is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#849 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Farley reached its top rank of #1387 in the U.S. during 1950-1959, but is not listed currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Lee (#689 FROM RECENT DATA) and Leigh are the prominent related forms of Farley ranked in the Top 2000. These relations of Farley were at the top of their popularity a century ago (MEDIAN #1001) and have become significantly less common since (#1563, ▼95%).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Arley, Bailey▼, Baley, Barcley, Barkley, Barney▼, Barrey, Bartley, Baxley, Bayley, Birley, Burley, Byrley, Caley, Carey▼, Carley, Carly, Carney, Charley▼, Corley, Curley, Dailey, Daley, Darbey, Darnley, Darsey, Dawley, Earle▼, Early▼, Fadle, Fareed, Fares, Farmer, Farnlee (see Farnley), Farnly (see Farnley), Farrel, Farrell, Farren, Farrer, Fernley, Finley▲, Frey, Fursey, Garey, Garlen, Garrey, Garvey, Hailey, Haley, Halley, Hanley, Hardey, Harlen, Harley▼, Harly, Harvey▼, Hawley, Hayley, Hurley, Jarvey, Kaley, Karle, Karney, Kayley, Manley, Markey, Marlea, Marley▲, Marly, Oakley▲, Paley, Parrey, Rawley, Wardley and Yarley. These names tend to be more commonly used than Farley.
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