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Presley
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English
Alternative forms
male given name en Preslee Presly
female given name en Preslea Preslee Presleigh Presli Preslie Presly
Etymology
The English surname is usually a variant of en Priestley, from en ang prēost priest + ang lēah wood, clearing. Equivalent to en priest -leigh -ley en lea.
The place-name in Scotland may be from en xpi -, equivalent to cy prys bush + cy lle place.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɹɛsli/ /ˈpɹɛzli/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Presley.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Old English.
en w:The Guardian Elvis Presley's bible sells for £59,000 Cass Jones Sept 8 2012 The bible was used by Presley throughout his life until his death on 16 August 1977 and contains his handwritten notes, thoughts and annotations. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/08/elvis-presley-bible-auction-59000 https://web.archive.org/web/20240119152424/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/08/elvis-presley-bible-auction-59000
en male.
en female.
en locality council area/Moray cc/Scotland.
Derived terms
en Presleyesque Presleyterianism
Translations
transliterations of the English name "Presley"
Arabic: ar بْرِيسْلِي brislī, ar بْرِيسْلِي breslī
Bulgarian: bg Пре́сли m f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 普雷斯利 Pǔléisīlì
Japanese: ja プレスリー Puresurī
Korean: ko ^프레슬리
Russian: ru Пре́сли Prɛ́sli
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Presley is the 1968th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18,384 individuals. Presley is most common among White (75.28%) individuals.
Anagrams
en eelprsy Yelpers yelpers
en unisex given names