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hurley

name · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˈhɝli/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH ER1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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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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noun

Meaning 14

A stick used in the game of hurling.

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Usage: countable

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noun

Meaning 15

The game of hurling.

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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
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