Haley/ˈheɪli/ is an English surname. It is based on a place name derived from
Old Englishheg "hay" and leah "clearing or meadow",[1]
The surname Haley was found in County Sligo (Irish: Sligeach), in the province of Connacht in Northwestern Ireland, where they held a family seat from ancient times. The original form of Haley is O hEalaighthe, which is derived from the word "ealadhach," which means "ingenious." Another Gaelic form of the surname is O hEilidhe, which is derived from the word "eilidhe," which means "claimant".
Variant spellings include Heily, Hailey, Hayley, and Healy. The given name
Hayley (which has many variant spellings) was derived from it.[1] The family name Haley is also a variant spelling of the anglicized Irish
Healy (surname).
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abKatie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005.
ISBN978-1-903025-11-6
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Haley/ˈheɪli/ is an English surname. It is based on a place name derived from
Old Englishheg "hay" and leah "clearing or meadow",[1]
The surname Haley was found in County Sligo (Irish: Sligeach), in the province of Connacht in Northwestern Ireland, where they held a family seat from ancient times. The original form of Haley is O hEalaighthe, which is derived from the word "ealadhach," which means "ingenious." Another Gaelic form of the surname is O hEilidhe, which is derived from the word "eilidhe," which means "claimant".
Variant spellings include Heily, Hailey, Hayley, and Healy. The given name
Hayley (which has many variant spellings) was derived from it.[1] The family name Haley is also a variant spelling of the anglicized Irish
Healy (surname).
^
abKatie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005.
ISBN978-1-903025-11-6
Surname list
This page lists people with the
surnameHailey, Haley or Hayley. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.