Maley Family History
Maley Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Malley (see O'Malley ). Americanized form of Rusyn (from Slovakia) Mlej (see Malay ). Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Malý Polish Mały (see Maly ) or Slovenian Mali ‘small little’. Compare Maly 4 and Malley Americanized form of Slovenian and Slovak Malej: nickname derived from Slovenian mal Slovak malý ‘small little’. The Slovenian surname may also be from the dialect pet nickname malej ‘little one’. Compare Malley
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022