Manly may refer to: * Manly, an adjective corresponding to

man A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chromo ...

** Masculinity, a set of attributes generally associated with boys and men

Places

Australia

Manly, New South Wales Manly is a beach-side suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is north-east of the Sydney central business district and is currently one of the three administrative centres of the local government area of ...

, a suburb of Sydney **

Manly Council Manly Council was a local government area on the northern beaches region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, first incorporated in 1877. On 12 May 2016, the Minister for Local Government announced that Manly Council would be subsumed into the ...

, a former local government area in Sydney **

Electoral district of Manly Manly is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, and covers a large portion of the Northern Beaches Council local government area. Created in 1927, although it has historically tended to be ...

, an electorate in the NSW State Government **

Manly Beach Manly Beach is a beach situated among the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia, in Manly, New South Wales. From north to south, the three main sections are Queenscliff, North Steyne, and South Steyne. Etymology The beach was named by Capt. A ...

, a beach *

Manly, Queensland Manly is an eastern bayside suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Manly had a population of 4,064 people. Geography Manly is located by road east of the Brisbane GPO. Surrounding suburbs are Wynnum (to the north), Lo ...

, a suburb of Brisbane **

Manly railway station Manly railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Brisbane suburb of Manly. History Manly station opened in 1888 as the original terminus of the line. The line was later extended to the original C ...

** Electoral district of Manly (Queensland), an electoral district from 1986 to 1992

United States

Manly, Iowa Manly is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States, whose population was 1,256 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Manly (originally called Manly Junction) was laid out in 1877 a ...

, a city *

Manly, North Carolina Manly is an unincorporated community in Moore County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. History A post office called Manly was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1959. The community was named for Charles Manly Charles M ...

, an unincorporated community *

Lake Manly Lake Manly was a pluvial lake in Death Valley, California, covering much of Death Valley with a surface area of during the so-called "Blackwelder stand". Water levels varied through its history, and the chronology is further complicated by act ...

, a former rift lake in California, US

New Zealand

Manly, New Zealand Manly is a suburb on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, towards the northern end of Auckland, New Zealand. Manly Village is an established shopping centre, with the residential areas of Big Manly Beach to the north and Little Manly Beach to the south. T ...

, a suburb on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula north of Auckland

Sports

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...

, a team in the Australian National Rugby League *

Wynnum Manly Seagulls The Wynnum-Manly Seagulls are an Australian rugby league football club based at Kougari Oval, in Brisbane's bayside suburb of Manly West, which neighbours the suburb of Wynnum. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1951 to 1997. Sinc ...

, a rugby league team in Brisbane, Australia *

Manly RUFC Manly Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club based in Manly, a suburb of Sydney. The club was formed in 1883 and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union competitions, the Charter Hall Shute Shield. Manly, known as the Marlins, p ...

, a rugby union team in Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Other uses

Manly (name) Manly is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Alexander Manly (1866–1944), newspaper editor * Charles Manly (1795–1871), US governor * Charles M. Manly Charles Matthews Manly (1876–1927) was an ...

, a surname and a given name * '' Mr. Manly'', an American radio program * ''

Manly Daily The ''Manly Daily'' is an Australian community newspaper, covering the Northern Beaches region of Sydney. The paper is one of News Corp Australia's community newspapers in New South Wales. It was delivered free to homes and businesses on Wedne ...