Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hayley

/ˈheɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: hay-ley
IPA: /ˈheɪli/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English placename.

name

A habitational surname from Old English. (More often spelled Haley.)

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

name

A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

Localities in England, from Old English hēg (“hay”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hay + -ley (“lea”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -
Suffix: hay

Inflected Forms

Hailey (alternative) Haley (alternative) Hailie (alternative) Haylee (alternative) Hayleigh (alternative) Haylie (alternative) Hayle (alternative)

Homonyms

hailey

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce hayley?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈheɪli/.
What does hayley mean?: An English placename.
Where does hayley come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce hayley

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