Halley
Scottish and English
"hall or woodland clearing"
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Halley Origin and Meaning
The name Halley is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "hall or woodland clearing".
While this has a distinguished male namesake -- astronomer Edmund Halley and his comet -- it still strays too close to the superpopular feminine Hailey family to work for some parents for a boy. Fewer than five baby boys were given the name last year, but that could change as formerly-female names become more acceptable for boys.
# 952 in the US
Halley Rank in US Top 1000
Famous People Named Halley
- Sir Halley StewartBritish Liberal politician, journalist and philanthropist
- Edmond HalleyEnglish astronomer