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Corley.

A surname.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A surname.

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  2. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Logan County, Arkansas.

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  3. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Shelby County, Iowa.

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  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bowie County, Texas.

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  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia.

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  7. A village and civil parish in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP3085).

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Where this word comes from

From Old English *corn (“crane”), genitive plural, *corna + lēah (“woodland clearing”), 'the cranes' wood or clearing'.

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