Haley

plural Haleys

1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English, variant of Hayley, a common spelling variant of Hayley.

   Former United Nations ambassador and current GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley slammed fellow Republicans former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday in a campaign letter highlighting Haley’s first quarter accomplishments.

   2023 April 11 [2023 April 10], Sarah Elbeshbishi, “Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley slams Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis in campaign letter”, in USA Today, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Apr 2023

2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Hayley.
   1. countableuncountableA female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Hayley, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.

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      “Their fauxmance?” I asked. “What are you talking about?" “Fake romance,” Lee said. “Haley and Kevin are both Monica's clients. She had them fake-date for publicity. And it worked, their pictures are everywhere.” […] My head was whirling. I'd been set up to take that picture. Haley and Kevin were only fake-dating and I'd broken their fauxmance on Princess of Gossip. And it hit me. Princess of Gossip was based on a lie.

      2008, Sabrina Bryan, Julia DeVillers, Princess of Gossip, page 307

   2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Hayley.
3. A placename; Any of several places in the U.S. and Canada named after persons with the surname.
   1. countableuncountableA number of places in Canada.
   2. countableuncountableA number of places in the United States.