English Explanatory Dictionary

Hawley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8559).
  3. A village in Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley parish, Dartford district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5471).
  4. An unincorporated community in Blaine County, Idaho, United States.
  5. A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.
  6. A town in Clay County, Minnesota, United States.
  7. A ghost town in Wright County, Missouri, United States.
  8. A borough of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  9. A city in Jones County, Texas, United States.
  10. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Hawley Hawleys

Etymology

Two main origins: * The village in Hampshire is from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hall + -ley (“lea”). * The village in Kent is from Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to holy + -ley (“lea”).

Derived words

Blackwater and Hawley Hawley Beach Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley
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