Meaning: Knoxly is a modern American coinage: Knox — the Scottish surname from Old English cnocc, 'round hill' — given the soft -ly ending that runs through Bexley, Wesley and Everly. There is no older name of this form. Routes uncertain.Low
In 30 seconds: Knox softened with an -ly finish; the root means 'round hill' (said 'NOKS-lee'). Routes are uncertain, which we note.
MeaningKnoxly is a modern American coinage: Knox — the Scottish surname from Old English cnocc, 'round hill' — given the soft -ly ending that runs through Bexley, Wesley and Everly. There is no older name of this form. Routes uncertain.
Knoxly is a contemporary U.S. coinage joining Knox (Scottish surname, from Old English cnocc, 'round hill') to the fashionable -ly ending of Bexley and Everly. It has no older tradition, and it reads as freshly invented. Routes uncertain, which we note (said 'NOKS-lee').
It appears only very rarely for boys in the U.S. Rare, invented, and modern.
Did you know? Knoxly pairs one of the sharpest sounds in American naming — Knox — with one of the softest endings, -ly, a very current combination. Routes are uncertain, which we note (said 'NOKS-lee').
