Farlie
[ˈfɑrli]Background Story
Farlie comes from the Middle English farli, ferly, ferlich, feorlich, meaning a wonderful thing, a marvel, or a wonder, and from the Middle English adjectives farli, ferly, verlich, ferlik, ferlic, feorlic, meaning terrible, marvellous, or wonderful. These descend from Old English fǣrlīċ, sudden, unexpected, quick, or horrible, formed from fear plus -ly. The word is cognate with Scots ferlie and with Old Norse ferlíki, ferlíkan, a monster, abnormality, or monstrosity, and ferligr, monstrous.
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Variations
Farley
Related Names
Ansley
From Old English ānsetl, 'hermitage', and lēah, 'woodland clearing'
Farfle
Farley
From a surname, from an Old English place name meaning "fern clearing"
Flocky
Ashley
From Old English words meaning "ash tree clearing" or "ash tree meadow"
Aubrey
From Auberi, an Old French form of Alberich, brought to England by the Normans
Auggie
A nickname for variations of the name Augustus, which is derived from Latin
Bardey
Barley
The English word for the cereal grain Hordeum vulgare