The kley Surname
kley Name Meaning and History
- topographic name for someone living on heavy soil, from Middle Low German klei ‘clay’.
- habitational name from any of various places named Kley or Klei, notably in Westphalia, of uncertain origin.
- from the personal name Kley, a Franconian derivative of the saint’s name Eligius, or alternatively from a Rhenish short form of the personal name Nikolaus.
- Americanized spelling of Klee.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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