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Definitions for presley
ˈprɛs li, ˈprɛz-pres·ley

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Presley, Elvis Presley, Elvis Aron Presleynoun

    United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977)

Wikipedia

  1. Presley

    Presley is a surname and given name.

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  1. presley

    Presley is primarily recognized as a surname of English origin. It has been popularized by famous personalities such as Elvis Presley, an iconic American musician and actor known as the "King of Rock and Roll". It can also be used as a given name for both boys and girls. The name is derived from the Old English words 'pres' meaning priest and 'leah' meaning meadow, wood, or clearing.

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    Song lyrics by presley -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by presley on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PRESLEY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Presley is ranked #1968 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Presley surname appeared 18,384 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Presley.

    75.2% or 13,839 total occurrences were White.
    19.2% or 3,541 total occurrences were Black.
    2.1% or 401 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.8% or 338 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.9% or 175 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 90 total occurrences were Asian.

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  2. sleepry

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of presley in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of presley in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of presley in a Sentence

  1. Paul Anka:

    Sinatra had started to understand that he needed to do pop songs, which he hated, he was a purist of the standards. He hated Presley, and only liked me because I made money for the mob in Vegas. When my record company caught wind of it, they were pissed that I did n’t keep it for Paul Anka -LRB- left -RRB-. I said, ‘ Hey, I can write it, but I ’m not the guy to sing it. ’ It was for Frank, no one else.

  2. Linda Thompson:

    I absolutely adored him, and I still feel a connection to his soul because he was such a good human being and a charismatic figure. I got to know him very intimately as a human being, not just Elvis Presley the icon. I still feel that and there’s a raw spot in my heart when I see him or hear him sing. I have to stop what I’m doing and just remember the great love that we shared. That doesn’t go away. That stays in the heart forever.

  3. The Band:

    Hawkins Ronnie Hawkins was practically Toronto's answer to Elvis Presley.

  4. Chris Matthews:

    When Princess Diana died, for example, there was a huge emotional outpouring, elvis Presley, in our culture, Elvis Presley added.

  5. Chris Volo:

    He loves Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, dennis loves every type of music, and I think that’s what really brought them together.

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