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Halley

  • /ˈhæl.iː/ Australia, UK
  • /ˈhal.iː/ Australia, UK, also
  • /ˈhæl.i/ Canada, US
  • /ˈhɛl.iː/ New Zealand
  • /ˈhal.i/ Scotland

Rhymes with -æli

Where it comes from

Two main origins:

* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAilche (“descendant of Ailche”), a personal name of unclear origin.

* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁille (“descendant of Áille”), a byname from áille (“beauty”).

proper noun Halleys

  1. A surname from Irish.

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한국어핼리 haelli
РусскийГалле́й Galléj
עבריתהאלי

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"Halley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/halley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Halley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/halley

Chicago

"Halley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/halley.

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@misc{halley_2026,
  title = {Halley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/halley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}