Haley

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Haley

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Variant of Hayley, from Old English. Literally, “hay field”

proper noun Haleys

countable, uncountable A 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.
countable, uncountable A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Hayley, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s. “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 on
countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Hayley.
countable, uncountable A number of places in Canada.
countable, uncountable A number of places in the United States.

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Closest in meaning: hailey, hales, healy, hayley, haile, helle, halle, hilly, healey, hasley, hadley, hale, heley, hiley, hadleigh, hasell

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"Haley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/haley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{haley_2026,
  title = {Haley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}