Hurley

See also: hurley

English

Etymology

From Old English hyrne (“corner”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɝli/

Proper noun

Hurley

  1. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hUirthile.
  2. An Irish surname, a variant of Herlihy.
  3. An English surname from Old English, a variant of Harley.
  4. A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).
    1. A village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU8283). [1]
    2. A village in Kingsbury parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2495).
  5. A locale in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama; named for early settler Edmund Hurley.
    2. A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi.
    3. A minor city in Stone County, Missouri.
    4. A town in Grant County, New Mexico.
    5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Ulster County, New York; likely named for the village in Berkshire.
    6. A minor city in Turner County, South Dakota; named for railroad engineer R. E. Hurley.
    7. An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia; probably named for early settler Samuel Robert Hurley.
    8. A city, the county seat of Iron County, Wisconsin; named for attorney M. A. Hurley.

Alternative forms

  • O'Hurley (Irish surname from Ó hUirthile)

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Berkshire)

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