Halley

Scottish and English

"hall or woodland clearing"

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.

Halley Rank in US Top 1000

# 952 in the US

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Famous People Named Halley

• Sir Halley Stewart British Liberal politician, journalist and philanthropist
• Edmond Halley English astronomer