English

Hadley

Pronounced HAD-leeShare

Meaning: Heather field

  • Girl
  • Familiar
  • 2 syllables

The story

An English surname name taken from a place name referring to a field of heather. The landscape meaning is more specific than the similar-looking Hailey, which refers to hay.

Nicknames

  • Haddie
  • Hads
  • Hadie
  • Lee

Spellings & variants

  • Hadlee

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Similar position in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Hadley comes from English.

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