Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from location & from nickname) Usage English, Irish Pronounced Pron. HUR-lee(English, Irish) HER-lee(Irish) [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 8/9/2011 by anonymous Edited 11/23/2018 by Sofia Meaning & History Meaning is "from a corner clearing" in Old English. Also an anglicized form of an Irish name meaning "sea tide" or "sea valor".