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Hawley

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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”).

proper noun Hawleys

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

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Closest in meaning: smoot, holi, holly, holy, holley, balbus, hawkins, buckley, hicks, harris, hamlin, conway, hanson, houghton, hale, hollister

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"Hawley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hawley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{hawley_2026,
  title = {Hawley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hawley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}