Hayley

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Hayley ( /ˈheɪli/) is a given name. It was adopted from the English surname, which is based on a place name derived from Old English heg "hay" and ley "clearing or meadow",^[1] but many sources accept that it was also separately derived from the Old Norse word haela meaning "hero".^[2][3] While it can be used for males^[4], Hayley is most commonly a female given name. This use became popular due to actress Hayley Mills' celebrity,^[1] resulting in Hayley becoming one of the top 1500 female names in the US today.^[5]

There are many variations of Hayley, including Haeli, Haelli, Hailee, Hailey, Haylie, Hailie, Hailly, Halee, Haleigh, Haley, Hali, Halie, Haliey, Halii, Halley, Haly, Haylea, Haylee, Hayly and Hayleigh.

Notable people with the given name

Actors

• Hayley Angel Wardle, English actress
• Hayley Atwell, English actress
• Hayley Barr, American actress
• Hayley Bishop, English actress
• Hayley Carmichael, English actress, theatre director
• Hayley Mills, English actress
• Hayley Tamaddon, English actress
• Mary Hayley Bell, English actress, writer, dramatist

Athletes

• Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer
• Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer
• Hayley Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player
• Hayley Tullett, Welsh runner

Musicians

• Hayley Aitken, Australian singer-songwriter
• Hayley Sanderson, English singer
• Hayley Taylor, American singer-songwriter, actress
• Hayley Westenra, New Zealand singer
• Hayley Williams, lead singer-songwriter from Paramore
• Hayley Kiyoko, American entertainer and member of The Stunners
• Hayley Legg, Australian singer-songwriter

Reality TV entertainers

• Hayley Jensen, Australian Idol 2
• Hayley Rey, Dr. 90210
• Hayley Wilkins, Britain's Next Top Model 1
• Hayley Buchanan, Britain's Next Top Model 5

Miscellaneous

• Hayley Chapman, Australian television presenter
• Hayley McQueen, British television presenter
• Hayley Okines, progeria activist
• Hayley Rosenblum, American radio presenter

Fictional characters with the given name

• Hayley Cropper, Coronation Street
• Hayley Smith, American Dad
• Hayley Smith, Home and Away
• Hayley Stark, Hard Candy
• Hayley Steele, The Troop
• Hayley Vaughan Santos, All My Children

References

See also

• Haley (surname)
• Hailey
• Halie, the name of two characters in Greek mythology

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