HURLEY

Etymology

Noun

hurley (countable and uncountable, plural hurleys)

(countable) A stick used in the game of hurling.

(proscribed, uncountable) The game of hurling.

Proper noun

Hurley

An Irish surname, an anglicization of Ă“ hUirthile.

An Irish surname, a variant of Herlihy.

An English surname, a variant of Harley.

A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).

A village in Berkshire.

A village in Warwickshire.

A locale in United States.

A town in New York; likely named for the village in Berkshire.

A city, the county seat of Iron County, Wisconsin; named for attorney M. A. Hurley.

A census-designated place in Mississippi.

A town in New Mexico.

A city in South Dakota; named for railroad engineer R. E. Hurley.

A city in Missouri.

An unincorporated community in Alabama; named for early settler Edmund Hurley.

An unincorporated community in Virginia; probably named for early settler Samuel Robert Hurley.

Source: Wiktionary



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