From the Breton given name Haerviu, which meant "battle worthy", from haer "battle" and viu "worthy". This was the name of a 6th-century Breton hermit who is the patron saint of the blind. Settlers from Brittany introduced it to England after the Norman conquest.
Hattie is a diminutive of Harriet. Harriet is the English form of the French Henriette which was coined in the 17th century as a feminine diminutive of the French Henri (English: Henry, Harry). The name Henry comes from the Germanic words “haim†meaning “home†and “rīc†meaning “ruler, power".
The name Haven is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Haven is: Place of safety; shelter.
Hawley Name Meaning. English and Scottish: habitational name from any of various places called Hawley. One in Kent is named with Old English halig 'holy' + leah 'wood', 'clearing', and would therefore have once been the site of a sacred grove.
The name is variant of the given name Haydn, which is derived from the surname Haydn in honour of composer Joseph Haydn (1732–1809). The surname Haydn originated as a respelling of the nickname Heiden, meaning "heathen". The name is derived from the Middle High German heiden, and from the Old High German heidano.
Welsh Meaning: The name Haydon is a Welsh baby name. In Welsh the meaning of the name Haydon is: Fire. Derived from the Celtic name Aidan.
Derived from name of Irish god. In Ireland, Hayes originated as a Gaelic polygenetic surname "O hAodha", meaning descendant of Aodh ("fire"), or of Aed, an Irish mythological god. Septs in most counties anglicised "O hAodha" to "Hayes". In County Cork, it became "O'Hea".
The name Haylee is a spelling variant of the surname “Hayley” which is derived from a place name. The surname was probably originated from Hailey in Oxfordshire, a county in the southeast region of England. Hayley comes from the Old English words “hēg” (meaning 'hay') and “lēah” (meaning 'wood clearing').
Hayley (pronounced /ˈheɪli/) is an English given name. It is derived from the English surname Haley, which in turn was based on an Old English toponym, a compound of heg "hay" and leah "clearing or meadow". While it can be used for males, Hayley is most commonly a female given name.
A variation of the name Hayley, traditionally an English last name derived from Hale or Hales (residing in a nook, recess, or remote valley). The place name Hailey, in Oxfordshire, is composed of the Old English words for hay field. Origin. Theme.
