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hailey

/ˈheɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
hai-ley
IPA
/ˈheɪli/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Hayley.

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

name

A placename

name

A placename

Etymology

From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Haileys (plural) Hayley (alternative) Haley (alternative) Hailie (alternative) Halie (alternative) Haylie (alternative) Haileigh (alternative) Hayleigh (alternative) Haylee (alternative) Hailee (alternative)

Derived Forms

Haileybury

Synonyms

Haileybury

Homonyms

hayley

Rhymes With

daily israeli bailey haley daly hayley daley ukulele bayley aly baillie paley

Questions

How do you pronounce hailey?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈheɪli/.
What does hailey mean?
A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Hayley.
Where does hailey come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce hailey

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