"Hayley" meaning in English

See Hayley in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈheɪli/
Rhymes: -eɪli Etymology: Localities in England, from Old English hēg (“hay”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hay + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|hēg||hay}} hēg (“hay”), {{m|ang|lēah||wood, clearing}} lēah (“wood, clearing”), {{l|en|lea}} lea, {{suf|en|hay|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} hay + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hayley
  1. An English placename.
    Sense id: en-Hayley-en-name-~ZKT2-VI Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 36 43 10 10
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. (More often spelled Haley.) Categories (topical): English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Hayley-en-name-DrCkdZbo Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 7 14 39 39 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 39 17 17 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 35 23 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 36 43 10 10
  3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname
    A male given name transferred from the surname; rare compared to the female name.
    Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Hayley-en-name-12-tNZC0 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 7 14 39 39 Categories (other): English unisex given names from surnames, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 36 43 10 10
  4. A unisex given name transferred from the surname
    A female given name transferred from the surname. Popular in the UK in the 1970s and the 1980s.
    Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Hayley-en-name-Veyn55Cb Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 7 14 39 39 Categories (other): English unisex given names from surnames, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 36 43 10 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Hailey, Haley, Hailie [feminine, name], Haylee [feminine, name], Hayleigh [feminine, name], Haylie [feminine, name], Hayle [feminine, name]

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