# Farley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɑɹli/ · frequency rank #25,056

## Definitions
1. A suburb of Newcastle in the Maitland council area, New South Wales, Australia.
2. A hamlet north of Pontesbury, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3807).
3. A hamlet north of Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6302).
4. A hamlet and civil parish in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0744).
5. A village in Wiltshire, England.
6. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States.
7. A city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States.
8. A census-designated place in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States.
9. A village in Platte County, Missouri, United States.
10. An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States.
11. A habitational surname from Old English derived from the place names.
12. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farnley.

## Easily confused with
- **Frey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farley-vs-frey)
- **foley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farley-vs-foley)
- **Faroe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farley-vs-faroe)
- **farmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farley-vs-farmer)
- **faulty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farley-vs-faulty)
- **Finley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farley-vs-finley)
- **fare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fare-vs-farley)
- **fares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fares-vs-farley)
- **farce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farce-vs-farley)
- **fable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fable-vs-farley)
- **Fahey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fahey-vs-farley)
- **failed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/failed-vs-farley)
- **fairly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fairly-vs-farley)
- **fallen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fallen-vs-farley)
- **fabled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fabled-vs-farley)
- **Farber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/farber-vs-farley)

## Common misspellings (9)
`afrley`, `falrey`, `farely`, `farleyy`, `farlley`, `farlye`, `farrley`, `ffarley`, `fraley`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/farley