Given name & surname

Headley

“from the meadow of heather”

Headley is a variant of Hedley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow of heather.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Headley is a variant of Hedley. One English interpretation is “from the meadow of heather.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Headley is a variant of Hedley. An origin associated with Hedley is Old English.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Old English hǣþ (“heath”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Headley’s family of names

Headley has a related form in Hedley.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Headley

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Similar names

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Hernley

“from the heron's meadow”

No U.S. birth series

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Hockley

“from the high meadow”

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Hawkey

“resembling the bird”

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Horsley

“from the horse meadow”

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Healeigh

“from the meadow of heather”

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Hokulaney

“one who shines as bright as a star”

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Leafey

“woman of the forest”

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Udadhey

“man of the sea”

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Sibling ideas

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