Halley - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Halley \ha(l)-ley\, also used as boy's name Halley, is a variant of Hallie and Haralda (Old Norse), and the meaning of Halley is "army ruler, commander".

The baby name Halley sounds like Haley, Hayley, Hailey, Halle, Hally, Haeley and Holley. Other similar baby names are Calley, Kalley, Hadley, Harley, Salley, Talley and Valley.

Halley is a somewhat common first name for women (#3646 out of 4276) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#7330 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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