Hurley
See also: hurley
English
Etymology
From Old English hyrne (“corner”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɝli/
Proper noun
Hurley
- A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hUirthile.
- An Irish surname, a variant of Herlihy.
- An English surname from Old English, a variant of Harley.
- A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).
- A village in Berkshire.
- A village in Warwickshire.
- A locale in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Alabama; named for early settler Edmund Hurley.
- A census-designated place in Mississippi.
- A city in Missouri.
- A town in Grant County, New Mexico.
- A town in New York; likely named for the village in Berkshire.
- A city in South Dakota; named for railroad engineer R. E. Hurley.
- An unincorporated community in Virginia; probably named for early settler Samuel Robert Hurley.
- A city, the county seat of Iron County, Wisconsin; named for attorney M. A. Hurley.
Alternative forms
- O'Hurley (Irish surname from Ó hUirthile)
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