Meaning and Origin
What does the name Alley mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Canada says the name Alley is of English origin and means "Nice".
- According to a user from Utah, U.S., the name Alley means "Goddess of the meadow".
- A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way."I know each lane and every alley green." [Milton.]
- A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.
- A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
- [Persp] Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
- The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
Etymology: OE. aley alley, OF. alée, F. allée, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar
Etymology: A contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made
- A narrow street with walls on both sides
- A lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
From Middle English aley, from Old French alee, feminine of alé, past participle of aler (“to go”) (French aller). Doublet of allée.
- A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
- Synonyms: alleyway; see also Thesaurus:alley
- The parking lot to my friend's apartment building is in the .
- (baseball) The area between the outfielders.
- Synonym: gap
- He hit one deep into the .
- (bowling) An establishment where bowling is played.
- Synonym: bowling alley
- (bowling) An elongated wooden strip of floor along which a bowling ball is rolled.
- Synonym: lane
- (tennis) The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.
- A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.
- A passageway between rows of pews in a church.
- (perspective drawing) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.
- The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.
Diminutive of alabaster, from which they were once made.
- A glass marble or taw.