Haley (given name)

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Haley
Pronunciation/ˈhli/
GenderUnisex (mainly female)
Origin
Word/nameEnglish
Region of originEngland
Other names
Related namesHailee, Hailey, Hayley, Hali, Halie, Halley, Haylee, Hayly

Haley (pronounced /ˈhli/) is an English given name, which may be either male or female.

It is derived from the English surname Haley, which in turn was based on an Old English toponym, a compound of heg "hay" and leah "clearing or meadow".[1]

Women

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Fictional characters

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References

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  1. ^ Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).