Conley
English
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editEtymology
editAnglicization of Irish Ó Conghalaigh and Ó Conghaile, patronyms of Conghalach. Doublet of Connolly
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editConley (plural Conleys)
- A surname from Irish.
- 1683, John Nalson, An Impartial Collection of the Great Affairs of State, From the Beginning of the Scotch Rebellion in the Year MDCXXXIX To the Murther of King Charles I., volume II, London, page 71:
- 1984 July 1, Leah D. Frank, “Stage: The Trial of Leo Frank”, in New York Times[1]:
- (rare) A male given name from Irish, transferred from the surname.
Usage notes
edit- Mostly recorded in Ireland and the United States.
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References
edit- ^ Presumably the three lords are: Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland (c. 1575–1633), Oliver St John, 1st Viscount Grandison (1559–1630), and Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester (1563–1625).
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