Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈheɪ.li/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the name of an English town meaning "hay clearing", from Old English heg "hay" and leah "woodland, clearing". Related NamesDetails RootHailey (place name)VariantsHailey, Hayley Categories child actors, isograms, mountaineers