This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the ending sequence is ly or ley.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Kathely f LiteratureKathely Burnell is one of the main characters in the book "The Wrylin" by Allen Lamb.
Kenley m & f English (American, Modern)Either from the English surname
Kenley which was derived from place names in Shropshire and Greater London (formerly Surrey) from the Old English name
Cena combined with
leah "woodland clearing"; or from the Scottish surname
Kenley, itself a reduced form of McKenley, a variant of
McKinley, derived from the Gaelic surname Mac Fionnlaigh, which means "son of
Finlay".
Kennerly f EnglishFrom an English last name, specifically from Cornwall. Famous bearer is American harpist Kennerly Kitt.
Kentley m & f AmericanA combination of
Kent and the popular English suffix -
ley, from the Old English
leah "field".
Kunley m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ཀུན་ལེགས
(kun-legs) meaning "all goodness", derived from ཀུན
(kun) meaning "all, every" and ལེགས
(legs) meaning "good, well, proper".
Kurtley m & f EnglishAlternate spelling of
Kirtley. A notable bearer of this name is the Australian rugby player Kurtley Beale (b. 1989).
Leyley f & m VariousVariant of
Lele 2. In the case of one of the protagonist in controversial video game
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley, Ashley Graves, it is short for
Ashley.
Loreley f Germanic Mythology, SpanishOlder German form of
Lorelei. This was the pen name of Mexican writer María Luisa Garza (1887-1980). It is also borne by Argentine model and actress Luisana Loreley Lopilato (1987-), the wife of Canadian singer Michael Bublé.
Lovely f African American, EnglishFrom the English word "lovely" meaning "beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner; very nice, wonderful". From the Middle English
lovely,
lufli, from Old English
luflīc 'amiable, loving, lovable', equivalent to
love + -
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Ly f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 璃
(ly) meaning "coloured glaze, glass".
Lý f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 李
(lí) meaning "plum, plum tree" or 理
(lí) meaning "common sense, reasoning".
Lý f FaroeseDirectly taken from Faroese
lý "to glimmer".
Menolly f LiteratureThe name of the heroine in Anne McCaffrey's
The Harper Hall trilogy.
Merrily f English (American, Rare)Old English
myrge "pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet; pleasantly, melodiously" from Proto-Germanic
murgijaz, which probably originally meant "short-lasting."
Mumely f Romani (Caló)Derived from the Caló word
mumelí "brightness; lightness; clarity; lucidity". It is used as a Caló equivalent of
Luz.
Noraly f ArabicIt's a variant of an Arabic name, that means "Light of God", or "God is my light".
Nunnally m & f English (American, Rare), Popular CultureTransferred use of the surname
Nunnally. A notable bearer was the American filmmaker Nunnally Johnson (1897-1977). It was used for a female character in the Japanese anime television series 'Code Geass' (2006-2007) and its sequel (2008).
Pemberley f English (Modern, Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Pemberley. This also coincides with the fictional estate owned by one of the characters in Jane Austen's 1813 novel
Pride and Prejudice.