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Hefley

“little pot”

Hefley is a surname from German.

Original GermanHäfele

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hefley goes back to German Häfele, meaning “little pot.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Hefley comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From German Häfele (“little pot”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hefley’s family of names

In English usage, Hefley as a surname has a related form in HEFFLEY. In English usage, Hefley as a surname was borrowed from the German form Häfele.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Across languages 1

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