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Foley.

A surname from Irish.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈfoʊli/General-American
  1. A surname from Irish.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A city, the county seat of Benton County, Minnesota, United States.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Foghladha (“descendant of Foghlaidh”), a byname from foghlaí (“plunderer, pillager, marauder, robber”).

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