name · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˈhɝli/
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CMU ARPABET:HH ER1 L IY0
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Meaning 1
A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó hUirthile or Ó Comáin.
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Meaning 2
An Irish surname, a variant of Herlihy.
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Meaning 3
An English surname from Old English, a variant of Harley.
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Meaning 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).
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Meaning 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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Meaning 6
A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama; named for early settler Edmund Hurley.
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Meaning 7
A locale in the United States:
A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi.
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Meaning 8
A locale in the United States:
A minor city in Stone County, Missouri.
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Meaning 9
A locale in the United States:
A town in Grant County, New Mexico.
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Meaning 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.
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Meaning 11
A locale in the United States:
A minor city in Turner County, South Dakota; named for railroad engineer R. E. Hurley.
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Meaning 12
A locale in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia; probably named for early settler Samuel Robert Hurley.
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Meaning 13
A locale in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Iron County, Wisconsin; named for attorney M. A. Hurley.
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Meaning 14
A stick used in the game of hurling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 15
The game of hurling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed, uncountable
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History
Etymology
From Old English hyrne (“corner”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”).
From hurl.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Irish:
camán
— a stick used in the game of hurling
Old Irish:
cammán
— a stick used in the game of hurling
Old Irish:
bachall
— a stick used in the game of hurling