Hailey

This spelling is originally an Irish surname. And nothing whatever to do with the hay field or meadow or the first name of mainland Britain.

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It is from NW Ireland, county Sligo and was most likely from the ancient name ohealaighthe meaning ingenious or perhaps also oheilidhe meaning claimant.

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Modern variations of this name are Haly, Haley, Hely, Healy, Healey, O'Healey, O'Haly... etc.

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I am the original Hailey (unless you know any Haileys born pre- 1976) because I was named directly from this family name, for my first name.

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So in short, Hailey means ingenious.

In Old English, Hailey meant "Hayfield", or "Haystack".

My name is Hailey... the meaning of it could also be 'feild of hay' as well as other things, but that by far is my favorite.