Haley (surname)
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Haley is an English surname, a popular female given name and an occasional boy's name.
As one of many variations on the name Hayley,[1] "Haley" is derived from the Old English word hēġlēah, meaning "hay field". It was predominately gender neutral until it gained popularity as a girl's name following the 1960s child actress Hayley Mills, who was named after her mother's middle name.[2]
- Alex Haley, African American writer
- Bill Haley, American rock and roll musician
- Boyd Haley, professor at the University of Kentucky
- Brian Haley, American actor and stand-up comedian
- Charles Haley, American football linebacker
- Dennis Haley, linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens
- George Haley, American author and academic
- Gina Haley, American singer-songwriter
- Graham Haley, African Canadian comedian
- Harold Haley, murdered Californian judge
- Jack Haley, American basketball player
- Jack Haley, American film actor
- Jackie Earle Haley, American actor
- James Haley, Roman Catholic priest
- James L. Haley, American author and historian
- Jay Haley, clinician
- Margaret Haley, former leader of the Chicago Teachers Federation
- Matt Haley, comic book artist
- Nikki Haley, Indian American Republican politician
- Paige Haley - bassist of the band Orgy
- Shay Haley, African American musician
- Usha Haley, Indian-born American author and academic
- William Haley, British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ SSA's Office of the Chief Actuary, 1998. [1]
- ^ Baby Namer : Hayley, The Parenting Group, 2007.
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