Bley

See also: bley

English

Etymology

From the German occupational surname, from Middle High German bli (“lead”), from Old High German blio.

Proper noun

Bley (plural Bleys)

1. A surname.
   • 2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 16 June 2022:

     Ms. Davis — who at different points in the set called to mind Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, without resorting to mimicry — often led this charge, starting out with a blank canvas and creeping slantwise into a repeatable motif.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bley is the 20910^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1260 individuals. Bley is most common among White (92.14%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 173.

Anagrams

• Blye, bely