At a Glance: Name: Perley – Meaning: surname derived from a place name, likely meaning roughly 'pear-tree clearing' – Origin: Old English (surname/place-name) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: PER-lee
Perley is an Old English (surname/place-name) boy's name meaning “surname derived from a place name, likely meaning roughly 'pear-tree clearing'”. It appears in our list of 200+ Gorgeous Girl Names That End in Ie or Y (Totally Cute and Feminine).
Meaning & Origin of Perley
Meaning: Surname derived from a place name, likely meaning roughly 'pear-tree clearing'.
Origin: Old English (surname/place-name).
A common claim: Sometimes said to evoke 'pearl' or mean something 'pearl-like' Actually: This is a folk etymology based on the sound resemblance to 'pearl'; 'pear' (Old English pirige) and 'pearl' (Latin perla) are unrelated words, so Perley has no real connection to pearls.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Perley
Phonetic: PER-lee IPA: /ˈpɜːrli/
Popularity of Perley
Perley doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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