Given name & surname
Coakley
“from the charcoal meadow”
Coakley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the charcoal meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the charcoal meadow.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
From Irish Mac Caochlaoich (“son of Caochlaoch”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Coakley’s family of names
Coakley has a related form in Coaklea. Coakley has a related form in Coakleah. Coakley has a related form in Coaklee.
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Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Coakley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“from the hero's meadow; from the man's meadow”
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Wickley
“from the village meadow”
>99% boys
Stockley
“from the meadow of tree stumps”
>99% boys
Horsley
“from the horse meadow”
>99% boys
Ridgeley
“one who lives at the meadow'sridge”
75% boys · 25% girls
Thornley
“from the thorny meadow”
78% boys · 22% girls
Caindale
“from the valley with the clear river”
>99% boys