Hurley

//ˈhɝli// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hUirthile.
  2. 2
    An Irish surname, a variant of Herlihy.
  3. 3
    An English surname from Old English, a variant of Harley.
  4. 4
    A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).; A village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU8283).
  5. 5
    A locale in England. Probably from Old English hyrne (“corner, hirn”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”).; A village in Kingsbury parish, North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP2495).
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  1. 6
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama; named for early settler Edmund Hurley.
  2. 7
    A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi.
  3. 8
    A locale in the United States:; A minor city in Stone County, Missouri.
  4. 9
    A locale in the United States:; A town in Grant County, New Mexico.
  5. 10
    A locale in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Ulster County, New York; likely named for the village in Berkshire.
  6. 11
    A locale in the United States:; A minor city in Turner County, South Dakota; named for railroad engineer R. E. Hurley.
  7. 12
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia; probably named for early settler Samuel Robert Hurley.
  8. 13
    A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Iron County, Wisconsin; named for attorney M. A. Hurley.
Noun
  1. 1
    A stick used in the game of hurling. countable
  2. 2
    The game of hurling. proscribed, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hurl.

Etymology 2

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

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