Given name
Dunley
“from the hilly meadow”
Dunley is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “from the hilly meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the hilly meadow.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
Dunley’s family of names
Dunley has a related form in Dunlea. Dunley has a related form in Dunleah. Dunley has a related form in Dunleigh.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Dunnlievariant
- Dunnlivariant
- Dunnleahvariant
- Dunnleavariant
- Dunnleevariant
- Dunnleighvariant
- Dunnlyvariant
- Dunnleyvariant
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Thornley
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>99% boys
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>99% boys
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