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English surname
"dark wood or clearing"
Blakeley is one of the many -ley ending surnames that is being adopted as a first name, taking the 80s unisex darling Blake into the new millennium.
Welsh
"wolf's cub"
An unusual two-syllable choice, with a cool, animal related meaning, Bleddyn combines the Old Welsh word for "wolf", with a diminutive suffix, giving it the overall meaning of "wolf cub" or "young…
English surname name
"friendly"
The surname of enterprising journalist Nellie Bly and poet Robert Bly makes a simple, modern, and upbeat sounding choice for either a boy or a girl.
Borys is a Slavic variant of the name Boris, primarily used in Ukrainian, Polish, and other Eastern European cultures. The name derives from the Turkic word "bogoris" meaning "short" or "wolf,"…
English
"meadow near the woods"
Another servile surname, this one connected to the go-between character in "Charlie's Angels."
English and French
"bow-maker, cattle herder"
Two completely different images come from its national pronunciations -- BOY-err or boy-AY -- the latter giving it an effete French accent.
Irish
"white cow"
The famous Battle of the Boyne, in Ireland, vanquished the Catholic king.
"dweller near the wood fort"
Possibility for fans of science fiction writer Ray.
"raven meadow"
The suffix Bran is familiar as raven-related since Game of Thrones , and the -ley suffix has been popular since the 1990s heyday of Ashley.
"meadow at the slope of the hill"
A rowdy name nobody ever heard of, till Nick Nolte gave it to his son.
"burnt meadow"
Surname name with feminine final ley. The Welsh name Bryn, though also unisex and veering toward the girl world, is far more attractive.
Slavic
"one who lives near a stream"
Off-putting cousin of Bradley and Rodney.
"broom meadow"
Bromley is an English surname-name that's more possible as a first name now than ever before. The -ley suffix has been adopted for many names, and surnames such as Bromley are fashionable. A short…
