Hefley

H4E1F4L1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname.

OriginGerman Häfele →
UncommonScrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper nounHefley (plural Hefleys)

plural Hefleys · alternative Heffley

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. GermanHäfele“little pot”
  2. EnglishHefley

An anglicized form of German Häfele (“little pot”).

More words from German

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Hefley on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.