Hayley

== English == === Alternative forms === Hailey, Haley (female name only): Hailie, Haylee, Hayleigh, Haylie, Hayle === Etymology === Localities in England, from Old English hēg (“hay”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hay +‎ -ley (“lea”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈheɪli/ Rhymes: -eɪli === Proper noun === Hayley An English placename. A habitational surname from Old English. (More often spelled Haley.) A unisex given name transferred from the surname. 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. ==== Usage notes ==== The female name is usually spelled Haley or Hailey in the U.S., and it became popular later than in the UK. ==== Quotations ==== === References === Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges : A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988. [1] Social Security Administration: given name statistics in the USA [2] FreeBMD : given name statistics in England and Wales === Further reading === Hayley (given name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hayley (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia