# Harley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɑɹli/ · frequency rank #10,860

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish (served by Cressage, Harley and Sheinton Parish Council) in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5901).
2. A settlement in Wentworth parish, Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3698).
3. A township in Timiskaming District, north-east Ontario, Canada.
4. A community in Burford, Brant County, Ontario.
5. A habitational surname from Old English from the place names.
6. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From Old English hær (“rock”) or hara (“hare”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to hare + -ley (“lea”).

## Easily confused with
- **harry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-harry)
- **Harvey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-harvey)
- **harper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-harper)
- **harmed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-harmed)
- **Hayley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-hayley)
- **hurley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-hurley)
- **henley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-henley)
- **hurled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-hurled)
- **Harlow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-harlow)
- **Huxley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-huxley)
- **Hawley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-hawley)
- **Healey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-healey)
- **Holley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-holley)
- **Hervey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-hervey)
- **harlot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-harlot)
- **Hartley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-hartley)
- **hare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hare-vs-harley)
- **hale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hale-vs-harley)
- **hardy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardy-vs-harley)
- **Haley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haley-vs-harley)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahrley`, `halrey`, `harely`, `harleyy`, `harlley`, `harlye`, `harrley`, `hharley`, `hraley`

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