My name is Haley.
2007-02-20 15:24:31 · 10 answers · asked by .... 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
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2007-02-20 15:42:37 · answer #1 · answered by wired35 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Haley
Scandinavian: Heroine, brave one ; (English) variant of Halley and Hayley
Halley
English: From the meadow near the hall (implying large estate or home); a surname also used as a variant of Hayley
Halle, Hallie, Halie, Haley
Based on the 1990 US Census, Halley was ranked the number 3646 most popular Girls name in the US.
Hayley
English: From the hay meadow; an adapted surname traditionally used as a boys' name, now more common for girls
Hailey, Haleigh, Hallie, Haylie, Halley, Haley, Haylee, Hayleigh, Haileigh, Hailee, Haeley, Haelie, Haely, Hailea, Haily, Haylea;
Familiar forms: Halle;
Famous Namesakes: Actress Hayley Mills;
Star babies: daughter of Stephen Baldwin, David Hasselhoff, Jeff Bridges
Based on the 1990 US Census, Hayley was ranked the number 1312 most popular Girls name in the US.
2007-02-21 02:52:27 · answer #2 · answered by leashell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haley can be short for: Athaleyah
Origin: Irish
Meaning: bright, gifted, able, resourceful
or
Origin: English
Meaning: Field of hay
2007-02-23 06:35:55 · answer #3 · answered by Sue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hayley
Language of origin: Old English
Meaning/translation: hay clearing, hay meadow
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name, probably 'Hailey' in Oxfordshire in England, with the meaning 'hay clearing' or 'hay meadow'
used as a given name only since around 1960
Words: heg=the hay; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants: Hayley English (#150 in US popularity)
Hailee English (#638 in US popularity)
Hailey English (#119 in US popularity)
Haleigh English (#572 in US popularity)
Haley English (#49 in US popularity)
Hali English (#838 in US popularity)
Halie English (#712 in US popularity)
Halle English (#905 in US popularity)
Hallie English (#559 in US popularity)
Haylee English (#465 in US popularity)
Haylie English (#964 in US popularity)
2007-02-21 03:21:54 · answer #4 · answered by Maria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although the name Haley creates the urge to be reliable and responsible, we emphasize that it can cause a superior, interfering expression whose favorite expression is "I know" when not combined with a balanced last name.
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2007-02-21 03:22:04 · answer #5 · answered by gracie92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haley is an English name and it means "Hay Clearing" (from babynamesworld.com)
Haley is an English name and it means "From a Hay Clearing" (from babynames.com)
2007-02-21 02:45:52 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a wonderful name that is my daughters name i named after my mothers favorite British actress Haley Mills
Hey some of them were not good choices
2007-02-20 15:35:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haley...as in Haley's Comet...google Haley's comet.
2007-02-20 15:28:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's Irish-Gaelic, it means "ingenious", and it can be used as a girl or boy's name.
It can also be spelled Hayley which is Old English for "hay meadow" or Haylee which is OE for "A high clearing or meadow"
(Baby Name Network)
2007-02-20 17:14:08 · answer #9 · answered by Miss Understood 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's that it mean's from the hay clearing,1189 or more people have this name in the united states, 289 people wish they did have this name,367 gave this name th their child(more mgiht have)
2007-02-20 15:31:32 · answer #10 · answered by Mommy_of_4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋