English

Hartley

Pronounced HART-leeShare

Meaning: Stag clearing

  • Gender-neutral
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

An English surname from a place name joining elements for a male deer and a woodland clearing. The landscape meaning does not identify where every family with this surname originated.

Nicknames

  • Hart

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Hartley comes from English.

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