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English word origin

Etymology of Maley

* As an Irish surname, variant of Malley, see O'Malley. * As a Carpathian Rusyn surname, variant of Mljec, from млєц (mljec, “to mill”), from Proto-Slavic *melti. * As a Czech and Slovak (Malý), Polish (Mały, Maly), and

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A surname from Irish.

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

* As an Irish surname, variant of Malley, see O'Malley. * As a Carpathian Rusyn surname, variant of Mljec, from млєц (mljec, “to mill”), from Proto-Slavic *melti. * As a Czech and Slovak (Malý), Polish (Mały, Maly), and Slovene surname (Mali), from *malъ (“little, small”). Compare Maly.

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  • Derivation mention*meltisla-pro
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