# Hailey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈheɪli/ · frequency rank #26,808

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Hayley.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename
4. A placename

## Etymology
From Old English hīeġ (“hay”) + lēah (“clearing”).

## Easily confused with
- **hale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-hale)
- **hairy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-hairy)
- **Haley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-haley)
- **Halle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-halle)
- **hilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-hilly)
- **hails** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-hails)
- **Hales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-hales)
- **Halen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-halen)
- **Harvey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-harvey)
- **Harley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-harley)
- **haired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-haired)
- **hamlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-hamlet)
- **Harlem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-harlem)
- **Hayley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-hayley)
- **hurley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-hurley)
- **henley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-henley)
- **Haines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-haines)
- **Hanley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-hanley)
- **Halsey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-halsey)
- **Huxley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailey-vs-huxley)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ahiley`, `haiely`, `haileyy`, `hailley`, `hailye`, `haliey`, `hhailey`, `hialey`

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