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語源

From 古期英語 mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor +‎ -ley (“lea”).

固有名詞

Morley (countable and uncountable, plural Morleys)

1. (uncountable) Any of various places in England:
   1. A hamlet in Wilmslow parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8282).
   2. A village and civil parish in Erewash district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3943).
   3. A small village in Evenwood and Barony parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1227).
   4. A civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk.
   5. A market town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD2628).
2. A commune in Meuse department, Grand Est, France.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A former town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
   2. A minor city in Jones County, Iowa.
   3. A village in Aetna Township and Deerfield Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
   4. A minor city in Scott County, Missouri.
   5. A hamlet in the town of Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York.
   6. An unincorporated community and coal town in Campbell County, Tennessee.
4. A township in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada.
5. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Bayswater, Western Australia.
6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
   • 2011 August 21, “Pass notes, No 3,030: Anne Hathaway”, in The Guardian‎:

     Yes, it must be hell. It hasn't stopped Hathaway, though. The star of The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2 is now the star of One Day, playing complicated, mousey Yorkshireperson Emma Morley.

7. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

   Morley Kamen, Morley Safer

派生語

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Morley is the 3275 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11028 individuals. Morley is most common among White (91.24%) individuals.

参照

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Morley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 621.

Further reading

• Morley (name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia