Morley is both a surname and a given name. The name is toponymic, derived from several places in the United Kingdom —from the Old English words "mor" ("marsh"), and "le-ah" ("a clearing in the woods").[1][2] Notable people with the name include:
This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
ReferencesEdit
^"Morley Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^Smith, Elsdon Coles (1956). New Dictionary of American Family Names. New York: Harper & Row.
October 16, 2023
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