Buckley
Common Irish surname
Buckley is a surname of Irish and English origin.
The phrase Buckley's chance (Australian and New Zealand slang) means little or no chance at all: You've got Buckley's of finishing that today.
Often shortened to just Buckley's.
The expression's origin is disputed—possibly from William Buckley, an escaped convict who survived 32 years in the Australian bush against all odds.
Male given name
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
- National ReviewConservative American political magazine
- journalistNews profession practitioner
author · intellectual · pundit · columnist · editor · debater · broadcaster · Catholic
William
Male given name
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
- National ReviewConservative American political magazine
journalist · author · intellectual · pundit · columnist · editor · debater · broadcaster · Catholic · Yale
genealogy
Study of family descent
clan · kin · bloodline · heritage · descent · dynasty · forebears · patronymic · Irish · Gaelic
BuckleyGore Vidal
"Burr" historical novelist
Noam Chomsky · Norman Mailer · James Baldwin · Galbraith · Michael Moore
Buckleygiven name
Personal name from birth
first name · forename · Christian name · John · Mary
- buckle upSecure your restraint
- buckled upSecured with a restraint
- buckle downApply oneself determinedly
- buckled downBegan working earnestly
- belt buckleWaist strap fastener
- buckled underSurrendered to pressure
buckle, buckled, buckles, unbuckle, belt buckle, buckle down, rebuckle, buckle up, buckle under