Hayley

For other uses, see Hayley (disambiguation).

Hayley

Hayley is derived from "hay meadow".
Pronunciation	ˈheɪli
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Old English
Meaning	From the hay meadow
Region of origin	England
Other names
Related names	Haley, Hailey, Hali, Halley, Halie

Hayley (Template:PronEng) is a given name and a surname of Old English origin that means "from the hay meadow", although it has been suggested that it is from the Norse word "haela" meaning "hero". While it can be as a male given name or a surname, Hayley is most commonly a female given name. This use became popular due to actress Hayley Mills' celebrity, resulting in Hayley becoming one of the top 1500 female names in the US today.

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

Notable people with variations of this 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
• Haylie Duff, American actress
• Haley Evans, American child actress
• Haley Joel Osment, Academy Award-nominated American actor
• Haley McCormick, American actress
• Hayley Mills, American television child actress
• Hailey Anne Nelson, American child actress
• Haley Paige, American pornographic actress
• Haley Ramm, American 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, singer-songwriter from Paramore

Reality TV

• Hayley Jensen, Australian Idol 2
• Haley Scarnato, American Idol 6
• Hayley Rey, Dr. 90210
• Hayley Wilkins, Britain's Next Top Model 1

Miscellaneous

• Haly Abenragel, Arab astrologer
• Haly Abenrudian, Egyptian physician, astrologer, astronomer
• Haley Barbour, American politician
• Hayley Chapman, Australian television personality
• Hayley McQueen, British personality
• Hayley Rosenblum, American radio personality

Fictional characters with variations of this given name

• Hayley Cropper, Coronation Street
• Haley James Scott, One Tree Hill
• Hailey Nichol, The O.C.
• Hayley Smith, American Dad
• Hayley Smith, Home and Away
• Haley Starshine, The Order of the Stick
• Hayley Vaughan, All My Children

See also

• Haley (surname)