Hawley

H4A1W4L1E1Y4

proper noun

A village in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8559).

OriginOld English heall →
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Meanings

proper nounHawley (countable and uncountable, plural Hawleys)

plural Hawleys

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8559).
    2. countableuncountableA village in Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley parish, Dartford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5471).
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Blaine County, Idaho, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA town in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA ghost town in Wright County, Missouri, United States.
    7. countableuncountableA borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    8. countableuncountableA city in Jones County, Texas, United States.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

    Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren are teaming up on a bill that targets pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as the health care industry faces growing scrutiny following last week's shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.

    2024 December 11, Andrew Stanton, “Senators Turn Screws on Health Care Industry as CEO Shooting Fuels Scrutiny”, in Newsweek

Origin

  1. Old Englishhāliġ“holy, sacred”
  2. Old Englishheall“hall, dwelling, house”
  3. EnglishHawley

Two main origins: * The village in Hampshire is from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hall + -ley (“lea”). * The village in Kent is from Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to holy + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

Hawley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawley

MLA

“Hawley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hawley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawley.

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