Hayley
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| Hayley | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | ˈheɪli |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Old English or Old Norse |
| Meaning | "hay clearing" or "heroine" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Haley, Hailey, Halley, Hali, Halie |
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Hayley (
/ˈheɪli/) is a given name. It was adopted from the English surname, which is based on a place name derived from Old English heg "hay" and ley "clearing or meadow",[1] but many sources accept that it was also separately derived from the Old Norse word haela meaning "hero".[2][3] While it can be used for males[4], Hayley is most commonly a female given name. This use became popular due to actress Hayley Mills' celebrity,[1] resulting in Hayley becoming one of the top 1500 female names in the US today.[5]
There are many variations of Hayley, including Haeli, Haelli, Hailee, Hailey, Haylie, Hailie, Hailly, Halee, Haleigh, Haley, Hali, Halie, Haliey, Halii, Halley, Haly, Haylea, Haylee, Hayly and Hayleigh.
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[edit] Notable people with the given name
[edit] Actors
- Hayley Angel Wardle, English actress
- Hayley Atwell, English actress
- Hayley Barr, American actress
- Hayley Bishop, English actress
- Hayley Carmichael, English actress, theatre director
- Haylie Duff, American actress
- Haley Joel Osment, Academy Award-nominated American actor
- Haley McCormick, American actress
- Hayley Mills, English actress
- Hailey Anne Nelson, American child actress
- Haley Paige, American pornographic actress
- Haley Ramm, American actress
- Hailee Steinfeld, American actress
- Hayley Tamaddon, English actress
- Mary Hayley Bell, English actress, writer, dramatist
[edit] Athletes
- Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer
- Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer
- Hayley Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player
- Hayley Tullett, Welsh runner
- Haley Cope, American swimmer
[edit] Musicians
- Hayley Aitken, Australian singer-songwriter
- Hayley Sanderson, English singer
- Hayley Taylor, American singer-songwriter, actress
- Hayley Westenra, New Zealand singer
- Hayley Williams, lead singer-songwriter from Paramore
- Hayley Kiyoko, American entertainer and member of The Stunners
- Hayley Legg, Australian singer-songwriter
- Haley Reinhart, American singer
[edit] Reality TV entertainers
- Hayley Jensen, Australian Idol 2
- Haley Scarnato, American Idol 6
- Hayley Rey, Dr. 90210
- Hayley Wilkins, Britain's Next Top Model 1
- Hayley Buchanan, Britain's Next Top Model 5
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Haley Barbour, American politician
- Hayley Chapman, Australian television presenter
- Hayley McQueen, British television presenter
- Hayley Okines, progeria activist
- Hayley Rosenblum, American radio presenter
[edit] Fictional characters with the given name
- Hayley Cropper, Coronation Street
- Hailey Nichol, The O.C.
- Haley James Scott, One Tree Hill
- Hayley Smith, American Dad
- Hayley Smith, Home and Away
- Hayley Stark, Hard Candy
- Haley Starshine, The Order of the Stick
- Hayley Steele, The Troop
- Hayley Vaughan Santos, All My Children
- Haley Graham, Stick It
- Haley Dunphy, Modern Family
[edit] References
- ^ a b Katie Martin-Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978-1903025116
- ^ About.com
- ^ Think Baby Names
- ^ Baby Name Guide
- ^ Name Statistics
[edit] See also
- Haley (surname)
- Halie, the name of two characters in Greek mythology
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