Given name & surname

Martley

“marten”

Martley is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Martley goes back to Old English mearþ, meaning “marten.”

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Where it comes from

Martley comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English mearþ (“marten”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Old English

Matley

“woodland clearing, glade”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Mackley

“woodland clearing, glade”

No U.S. birth series

63% boys · 37% girls

Old English

Mickley

“big”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old English

Mowsley

“mouse”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Midgley

“midge, gnat, mosquito”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English · Nature

Marsay

“meadow”

No U.S. birth series

38% boys · 62% girls

Old English

Aspley

“aspen”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Appley

“lea”

No U.S. birth series

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