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An alternative spelling of Halle/Hallie

Personal experiences with the name Halley

Our daughter is named Halley after Sir Edmund Halley who discovered Halley's Comet. No one pronouces it correctly. The "a" is a short "a" and people always pronouce it with a long "a" sound as in Hailey. Drives us nuts. It is not Hailey's Comet.

* I too was named after the famous comet but we do actually pronounce it as Hailey.
People never spell it right lol, but I love my name. And it definenately suits my one of a kind personality

It is commonly mistaken for Hailey. If y'all want to pronounce the comet's name or the man who's name it derived from correctly it's Hal-Lee originally of course it was more of a How sound. If you want to name your kid Hailey of a sort don't do the double L. The name is great though.

Nicknames for Halley

Hal

Meanings and history of the name Halley

Halley started as a surname meaning "dweller at the hall meadow."

Famous real-life people named Halley

Sir Edmund Halley
Halle Berry

Halley in song, story & screen

Halley Wolowitz, baby daughter of Howard Wolowitz and Bernadette Rostenkowski on the television series, "The Big Bang Theory". She was named after Halley's comet because her father had gone into space.

Someone Like You - Sarah Dessen - Main character is called Halley.

"Halley Came to Jackson" - A song about comet Halley.