Given name & surname
Highley
“woodland clearing, glade”
Highley is a surname from Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Highley goes back to a word meaning “woodland clearing, glade.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Highley’s family of names
In English usage, Highley as a surname has a related form in HILEY.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Highley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Hindley
“hind, female deer”
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Horley
“meadow”
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Hordley
“hoard, treasure”
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Horsey
“horse”
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Impey
“shoot, graft, sprig, scion”
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Ilsley
“woodland clearing, glade”
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Hammersley
“woodland clearing, glade”
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Hattersley
“stag deer” · “woodland clearing, glade”
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