Marley

Marley is a surname made famous by Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley, whose influence made it a given name suggesting laid-back cool or musical spirit.

In literary contexts, Jacob Marley is the ghost who visits Scrooge in Dickens's *A Christmas Carol*: Marley was dead, to begin with.

reggae

Jamaica

Caribbean island nation

  • dubAdd replacement audio
  • RastafariJamaican movement honoring Ethiopian divinity
  • dancehallPaid venue for social movement

ska · rocksteady · toasting · Kingston · roots · sound system · selector · deejay · Patois · riddim

rastafari

Jah

Rasta term for deity

Haile Selassie · Ethiopia · pan-Africanism · Lion of Judah · ganja · natty · One Love · mysticism · repatriation · covenant

icon

legend

Unverified traditional tale

  • idolObject of worship
  • pioneerEarly explorer or settler
  • symbolRepresentational mark or sign

figurehead · emblem · paragon · archetype · guiding light · beacon · role model · influence · legacy · tribute

surname

family

Related people together

lineage · clan · dynasty · name · bloodline · descent · descendants · Ziggy · Damian · Stephen

dog

puppy

Juvenile canine

companion · pet · breed · collar · leash · fetch · paws · tail · furry · bark

Categories
Opposites
musical/cultural ideology

MarleySid Vicious

Johnny Rotten · Marilyn Manson · Ted Nugent · black metal · death metal

musical genre and aesthetic

MarleyTrent Reznor

Nine Inch Nails · industrial music · Kraftwerk · techno · death metal

political stance and resistance style

MarleyAugusto Pinochet

oppressors · tyrants · warmongers · colonizers · segregationists

Phrases
Family

Jacob Marley, Bob Marley

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G