English word origin

Etymology of Olley

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from any of various villages called Ouilly in Normandy; compare Duley.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A surname from Norman.

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Habitational surname of Norman origin, from any of various villages called Ouilly in Normandy; compare Duley.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est, France.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from French Olley.

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Borrowed-form mentionOlleyfr

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