Hayley

H4A1Y4L1E1Y4
/ˈheɪli/

proper noun

An English placename.

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hailey · alternative Haley · alternative Hailie · alternative Haylee · alternative Hayleigh · alternative Haylie · alternative Hayle

  1. An English placename.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. (More often spelled Haley.)
  3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    1. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
    2. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the UK in the 1970s and the 1980s.

Origin

Localities in England, from Old English hēg (“hay”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hay + -ley (“lea”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Hayley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hayley

MLA

“Hayley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hayley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hayley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hayley.

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