English · Girl name
Haleigh
“hay meadow”
About the name Haleigh
Haleigh is a modern spelling of Hayley, which comes from an English surname taken from place names such as Hailey in Oxfordshire. The place name combines Old English heg, ‘hay’, with leah, ‘woodland clearing’ or ‘meadow’. The spelling with -leigh follows the pattern of names such as Ashleigh. The English actress Hayley Mills helped establish the name as a first name in the mid-twentieth century.
- Meaning
- hay meadow
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- HAY-lee(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Haleigh
- Haleigh Marie
- Haleigh Ann
- Haleigh Claire
- Haleigh Rose
- Haleigh May
Questions about Haleigh
- What does Haleigh mean?
- Haleigh is an English name meaning "hay meadow".
- How do you pronounce Haleigh?
- Haleigh is pronounced HAY-lee, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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