Hayley
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈheɪli//
An English placename.
proper noun
- 1
An English placename.
- 2
A habitational surname from Old English. (More often spelled Haley.)
- 3
A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
- 4
A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular in the UK in the 1970s and the 1980s.
Etymology
Localities in England, from Old English hēg (“hay”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hay + -ley (“lea”).