Manly


Gender:
Origin: English
19 famous people named Manly found on Wikipedia.
521 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 11506-th in year 2000
Best ranking: 962-th in year 1881

Meanings

Manly is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Alexander Manly, newspaper editor
Charles Manly, US governor
Charles M. Manly, aviation pioneer
James Manly, a Canadian politician
Matthias Evans Manly, American justice
William L. Manly, pioneer in the California Gold Rush of 1849
Given name:
Manly Palmer Hall, Canadian author and mystic
Manly Wade Wellman, American writer

C. 1200, "human; characteristic of human beings," from man (n.) + -ly (1). Sense of "possessing virtues proper to a male person" (resoluteness, steadfastness, reliability) is from early 13c. Meaning "masculine" is attested from late 14c. Old English had werlic "male, masculine, manly."

Shared land, man's meadow.

Famous People: 19 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Manly Palmer Hall 1901 Canadian writer and mystic
2 Manly Wade Wellman 1903 American writer
3 William L. Manly 1820 American western pioneer
4 Charles Manly 1795 American politician
5 Alexander Manly 1866 African American newspaper editor
6 Charles M. Manly 1876 American engineer
7 Manly E. MacDonald 1889 Artist
8 John Matthews Manly 1865 American professor of English literature
9 Alan Manly 1950 Australian author and computer engineer
10 Alexandra Manly 1996 Cyclist
11 James Manly 1932 Canadian politician
12 Manly Barton 1949
13 Manly Fleischmann 1908 American lawyer
14 Stanley Manly 1959 British writer
15 Manly Benson 1842 Canadian Methodist clergyman
16 Manly N. Cutter 1851 Architect and interior designer
17 Matthias Evans Manly 1801 American politician
18 Manly Daniel Davis 1879 Housing developer
19 Manly B. Townsend 1803