hurley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stick used in the game of hurling.
  2. The game of hurling.
name
  1. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hUirthile.
  2. An Irish surname, a variant of Herlihy.
  3. An English surname from Old English, a variant of Harley.
  4. A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).
  5. A village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU8283).
  6. A village in Kingsbury parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2495).
  7. A locale in the United States:
  8. An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama; named for early settler Edmund Hurley.
  9. A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi.
  10. A minor city in Stone County, Missouri.
  11. A town in Grant County, New Mexico.
  12. A town and census-designated place therein, in Ulster County, New York; likely named for the village in Berkshire.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɝli/

Word forms

hurley hurleys O'Hurley

Etymology

From hurl.

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