Hadley.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
A habitational surname from Old English.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
A place name: A suburb in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2496).
A place name: A suburban village in Hadley and Leegomery parish, Telford and Wrekin borough, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6711).
A place name: A hamlet in Ombersley parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8663).
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A township in Pike County, Illinois.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Warren County, Kentucky.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, named after Hadleigh, Suffolk, England.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A township in Lapeer County, Michigan.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Murray County, Minnesota.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Reynolds County, Missouri.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and company town in Nye County, Nevada.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Saratoga County, New York, named after Hadley, Massachusetts.
A place name: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Where this word comes from
From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + Old English leah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to heath (compare Heath) + -ley.
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