Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haley

/hˈeɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: ha-ley
IPA: /hˈeɪli/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Hayley.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, variant of Hayley.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename; Any of several places in the U.S. and Canada named after persons with the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename; Any of several places in the U.S. and Canada named after persons with the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"“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 only fake-dating and I'd broken their fauxmance on Princess of Gossip. And it hit me. Princess of Gossip was based on a lie."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Haleys (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

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

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