Hayley

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Hayley

/ˈheɪli/

Rhymes with -eɪli

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Hailey · Haley · Hailie · Haylee · Hayleigh · Haylie

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: haley, hailey, hasley, hadley, haylen, healey, hayes, hale, heley, hiley, hasell, headley, hilley, heatley, hales, hillery

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"Hayley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hayley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{hayley_2026,
  title = {Hayley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hayley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}