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Halley
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English
Etymology
en Irish surname :der ga:Ó hAilche ga:Ó hÁille<ety:from<áille>>
Two main origins:
Reduced Anglicized form of en ga Ó hAilche descendant of Ailche, a personal name of unclear origin.
Reduced Anglicized form of en ga Ó hÁille descendant of Áille, a byname from ga áille beauty.
Pronunciation
hăl′ē
en /ˈhæl.iː/ ; /ˈhal.iː/<a:also <<RP>>> RP,AuE
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Halley.wav Southern England
en /ˈhæl.i/ GenAm,CanE
en /ˈhɛl.iː/ NZE
en /ˈhal.i/ ScE
en æli 2
en Hal ley
Proper noun
s
en Irish.
Derived terms
en Halleyan Halley's Comet Halley's method
Translations
surname
Armenian: hy Հալլեյ
Hebrew: he האלי m
Korean: ko 핼리
Polish: pl Halley m-pr f
Russian: ru Галле́й m-an
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Halley is the 8394th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3943 individuals. Halley is most common among White (75.68%) and Black/African American (18.13%) individuals.
Further reading
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl surname 1 * :ubor en:Halley<id:Irish surname>
Pronunciation
Halej Hal.ley
Proper noun
m-pr
pl English < Irish
pl Edmond Halley Edmond Halley pl, matematyk i astronom angielski (16561742) Edmond Halley Edmond Halley, English mathematician and astronomer (16561742)
Declension
Halley Halleyowie/Halleye (deprecative) Halleya Halleyów Halleyowi Halleyom Halleya Halleyów Halleyem Halleyami Halleyu Halleyach Halleyu Halleyowie/Halleye (deprecative)
Derived terms
pl proper nouns Kometa Halleya
Further reading
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