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 [ 2 syll. ar-lie, arl-ie ] The girl name Arlie is also used, and more commonly so, as a boy name. It is pronounced AARLiy KEY. Arlie has its origins in the English and Old English languages. It is used largely in English. From English and Old English roots, its meaning is 'eagle wood'. From arn which means 'eagle' ; leah which means 'wood, clearing, meadow'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from a place name. In addition, Arlie is a pet form of the English Arlene. See also the related form, the English Early. Arlie is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1901, 0.009% of baby girls were named Arlie. It was #685 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a drop in frequency since then, and is used only on a very light scale today. Out of all girl names in its family, Arlie was nevertheless the most widely used in 2008. Arlie has primarily been a boy name in the last century. In 1922, 3 times more boys than girls were given the name Arlie. Baby names that sound like Arlie include the English Arla, the French Aurèle, the English Auriol, the English Auriole, the English Orell, the English Orelle, the English Oriel, the English and Irish Orla, the English Orli, the Hebrew Orly, the English and Hebrew Arela, the Spanish Areli, the English and Hebrew Arella, the Spanish Arely, the English Arlea, the English Auralee, the English Auralei, the French and German Aurelie, the French Aurélie, and the English Auriel. KEY: Pronunciation for Arlie: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
