"Hailey" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈheɪli/ Forms: Haileys [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪli Etymology: From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|hīeġ||hay}} Old English hīeġ (“hay”), {{m|ang|lēah||clearing}} lēah (“clearing”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Hailey (plural Haileys)
  1. A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Hayley.
    Sense id: en-Hailey-en-name-I2Kifbqe Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 19 15 22
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Hailey-en-name-2MFQ-55N Categories (other): English unisex given names from surnames
  3. A placename
    Synonym of Haileybury; A village in Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom
    Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Hertfordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Hertfordshire, England Synonyms: Haileybury [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Hailey-en-name-OGLk62iN
  4. A placename
    A city, the county seat of Blaine County, Idaho, United States.
    Categories (place): Cities in Idaho, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Idaho, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Hailey-en-name-rSp9~KBI Categories (other): County seats of Idaho, USA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Hayley, Haley, Hailie, Halie, Haylie, Haileigh, Hayleigh, Haylee, Hailee Derived forms: Haileybury

Inflected forms

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