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Manley
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manley
English
en
Etymology
As an English surname, from en ang mæne common, shared + ang lēah woodland. Equivalent to en mean -leigh -ley en lea.
Also as an English surname, from the adjective en manly brave, manly.
As an en ga - surname, anglicized from ga Ó Máinle descendant of Máinle; see en Malley.
Also as an Irish surname, from ga Ó Maonghaile descendant of Maonghal, from ga maoin wealth + ga gal valor, fury.
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en village/and/cpar in uauth/Cheshire West and Chester co/Cheshire cc/England c/UK OS grid ref SJ5171.
en number of places c/USA
en unincorporated community co/Fulton County s/Illinois c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Rock County s/Minnesota c/USA.
en village co/Cass County s/Nebraska c/USA.
en countable en
en habitational Old English.
en Irish
Descendants
jam Manley 1
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Manley is the 1413th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 25136 individuals. Manley is most common among White (78.54%) and Black/African American (15.4%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en aelmny Melany laymen meanly namely yelman
Jamaican Creole
Pronunciation
jam /ˈmanlɪ/
jam Man ley
Etymology 1
jam Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley =. A portrait of former Prime Minister of Jamaica Michael Manley is printed on the obverse, hence the term.
Alternative forms
jam manley
Noun
jam Money jam finance slang A J$1,000 banknote.
jam O much patty a Manley can buy? How many Jamaican patties can you buy with a J$1,000 note?
en Nitram Gemsingh The Jamaica Gleaner jam “Their battle cry is, "What have you done for me lately?" Or: "Let off a Manley ($1,000 bill) on mi nuh, boss." ” Stop nurturing 'sufferer poor' https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120626/letters/letters3.html 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20210621063602/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120626/letters/letters3.html 21 June 2021
See also
jam bills Concorde Nanny Shearer
Further reading
en Alexander Bustamante
en Michael Manley
en Norman Manley
Etymology 2
jam en Manley
Proper noun
jam propn
en Manley: jam English.