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Hurley.

A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hUirthile or Ó Comáin.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈhɝli/US
  1. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hUirthile or Ó Comáin.

  2. An Irish surname, a variant of Herlihy.

  3. An English surname from Old English, a variant of Harley.

  4. A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”). A village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU8283).

  5. A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”). A village in Kingsbury parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2495).

  6. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama; named for early settler Edmund Hurley.

  7. A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi.

  8. A locale in the United States: A minor city in Stone County, Missouri.

  9. A locale in the United States: A town in Grant County, New Mexico.

  10. A locale in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Ulster County, New York; likely named for the village in Berkshire.

  11. A locale in the United States: A minor city in Turner County, South Dakota; named for railroad engineer R. E. Hurley.

  12. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia; probably named for early settler Samuel Robert Hurley.

  13. A locale in the United States: A city, the county seat of Iron County, Wisconsin; named for attorney M. A. Hurley.

Where this word comes from

From Old English hyrne (“corner”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

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