English Explanatory Dictionary

Filley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Middle English.
  2. An unincorporated community in Cedar County, Missouri, United States.
  3. A village in Gage County, Nebraska, United States.

Word forms

Filley Filleys

Etymology

From Middle English filli (“filly, young female horse”), perhaps a nickname for a temperamental or skittish person.

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