Marley

American

[mahr-lee] / ˈmɑr li /

noun

Robert Nesta Bob, 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter: popularizer of Rastafarianism.

Marley British

/ ˈmɑːlɪ /

noun

Bob, full name Robert Nesta Marley. 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter. With his group, the Wailers, his albums included Burnin' (1973), Natty Dread (1975), Rastaman Vibration (1976), and Exodus (1977)

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Ninth graders Marley Handley, left, and Audrey Baca take a selfie while riding the bus to a Patriot High girls’ flag football game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Her parents went to the blues clubs and attended the Bamboo Club when it hosted artists such as Bob Marley, Desmond Dekker and Johnny Nash.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Jake should’ve pulled a number out of the Bob Marley playbook when he forced rival political Jamaican leaders to join him on stage and greet each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Lunar and Planetary Laboratory director Mark Marley, associate professor of astronomy Ewan S. Douglas, Steward Observatory assistant research professor Ramya Anche, and astronomy postdoctoral research associate Justin Hom also helped develop the Coronagraph Instrument.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

They’ll have one daughter and he’ll name her Patricia Marley Kingsley.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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