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Foley

Updated: Jul 24, 2024 | 👁️ 16 Views | 🔊 10 Pronunciations

Gender: Male

Origin: Irish

Meaning: Plunders

Pronunciation: F OW L IY

Popularity Rank: #175,201

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  • 1. Who is Foley?
  • 2. Foley Meaning
  • 3. Foley Pronunciation Guide
  • 4. Record your pronunciation of Foley
  • 5. Translations of Foley
  • 6. Foley Name Popularity
  • 7. Foley popularity in U.S.
  • 8. Famous People with Name Foley
  • 9. Foley Name Poster
  • 10. Names similar to Foley

Who is Foley?

Foley is an American bassist, drummer and singer who is best known as the "lead bassist" with Miles Davis from 1987 until 1991.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 8, 2024

Foley Meaning

  • Plunders
  • Origin - Irish

The name Foley is of Irish origin and means Plunders. It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.

Foley is commonly found in United States of America, France, Nigeria, and 20 more countries.

Foley Pronunciation Guide

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: F OW L IY

F: Pronounce as in "fish" (F IH SH)

OW: Pronounce as in "go" (G OW)

L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)

IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

How to pronounce Foley?

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  • French (France)
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  • German (Germany)
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  • Italian (Italy)
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  • Dutch (Netherlands)
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Translations of Foley

Foley Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Foley is recorded 114 times globally, ranking it as the 175,201th most common name worldwide.

Foley is most prevalent in United States of America, with 34 occurrences, making it the 37,596th most popular name in the country.

In United States of America, the name Foley is found among 1 in every 53209 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

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Foley popularity in U.S.

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This chart displays the ranking of the name Foley from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Famous People with Name Foley

  • Foley is a Music from US.

    Foley is an American bassist, drummer and singer who is best known as the "lead bassist" with Miles Davis from 1987 until 1991.

  • Foley Beach is a Priest from US.
  • Foley Martin is a Ice_hockey from Canada.
  • Foley Newns is a Architect from Nigeria.
  • Foley Okenla is a Football from Nigeria.
  • Foley Stewart is a Singer from US.
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Foley Name Poster

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