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Haley

Haley proper noun: a surname from Old English, variant of Hayley, a common spelling variant of Hayley.

Proper noun

Haley (countable and uncountable, plural Haleys)

  1. A surname from Old English, variant of Hayley, a common spelling variant of Hayley.
    • Former United Nations ambassador and current GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley slammed fellow Republicans former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday in a campaign letter highlighting Haley’s first quarter accomplishments.2023 April 11 [2023 April 10], Sarah Elbeshbishi, “Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley slams Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis in campaign letter”, in USA Today, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...
  2. A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Hayley, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.
    • “Their fauxmance?” I asked. “What are you talking about?"
      “Fake romance,” Lee said. “Haley and Kevin are both Monica's clients. She had them fake-date for publicity. And it worked, their pictures are everywhere.”
      […]
      My head was whirling. I'd been set up to take that picture. Haley and Kevin were...2008, Sabrina Bryan, Julia DeVillers, Princess of Gossip, page 307
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Hayley.
  4. A number of places in Canada.
  5. A number of places in the United States.

Forms of Haley

pluralHaleys

Origin of Haley

Variant of Hayley, from Old English. Literally, “hay field”

Questions about Haley

What does Haley mean?
Haley means a surname from Old English, variant of Hayley, a common spelling variant of Hayley.
What part of speech is Haley?
Haley is a proper noun.

Words near Haley in the dictionary

  1. halest
  2. Halesworth
  3. HALEU
  4. HALEUs
  5. Halewood
  6. Haley
  7. Haleys
  8. half
  9. half a brain
  10. half a century
  11. half a chance

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