# Hadley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhædli/ · frequency rank #20,945

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English.
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## Etymology
From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + Old English leah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to heath (compare Heath) + -ley.

## Easily confused with
- **hale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-hale)
- **Haley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-haley)
- **Halle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-halle)
- **Hales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-hales)
- **Halen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-halen)
- **handle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-handle)
- **hardly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-hardly)
- **Harvey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-harvey)
- **Harley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-harley)
- **hamlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-hamlet)
- **Harlem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-harlem)
- **hailed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-hailed)
- **Hayley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-hayley)
- **hurley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-hurley)
- **henley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-henley)
- **Hanley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-hanley)
- **Hailey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-hailey)
- **Halsey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-halsey)
- **Huxley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-huxley)
- **Hawley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadley-vs-hawley)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahdley`, `haddley`, `hadely`, `hadleyy`, `hadlley`, `hadlye`, `haldey`, `hdaley`, `hhadley`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hadley