Hailey
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hailey (plural Haileys)
- A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Hayley.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
- A placename
- Synonym of Haileybury; A village in Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom
- A city, the county seat of Blaine County, Idaho, United States.
Usage notes
Popular as a female given name in the USA and Canada in the 1990s and the 2000s, also as Haley. In Britain the female name is usually spelled Hayley and it was popular in the 1970s and the 1980s.