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Hayley vs Patrick - What's the difference?

hayley | patrick |

As proper nouns the difference between hayley and patrick

is that hayley is an English placename while Patrick is a given name derived from Latin.

hayley

English

(Hayley Westenra) (Hayley Williams)

Alternative forms

* Hailey * Haley * (female name only) Hailie, Haylee, Hayleigh, Haylie

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • An English placename.
  • (More often spelled Haley).
  • transferred from the surname; rare compared to the female name.
  • transferred from the surname. Popular in the UK in the 1970s and the 1980s.
  • Usage notes

    * The female name is usually spelled Haley or Hailey in the U.S., and it became popular later than in the UK.

    Quotations

    * 2000 , Lip Reading , Franz Steiner Verlag, ISBN 1861053592, page 12 *: Just think of the explanation required one day for all those Kylies and Stings and Hayleys', for heaven's sake! ' Well, it doesn't mean anything, darling - it's from ' Hayley Mills. Well, she's an actress and her mother named her after her own maiden name. No, she was a writer, actually...Oh, shut up and be thankful I didn't call you Sigourney like your father wanted...' * 2007 Crissy Pagdett, Kelly's Destiny: Closest Betrayal , AuthorHouse, ISBN 1434342549, page 98 *: I closed my eyes and listened to him saying the names. *: "That is the one...Hayley Dawn Calvin. That is gorgeous and it fits perfect." *: "I like it too, it sounds good."

    References

    * Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges : A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988. * Social Security Administration: given name statistics in the USA * FreeBMD : given name statistics in England and Wales

    patrick

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1594 William Shakespeare: Hamlet : Act I, Scene V :
  • Yes, by Saint Patrick , but there is, Horatio,
    And much offence, too.
  • * 1993 Roddy Doyle: Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha : page 138:
  • - Are unusual names nice?
    - Yes.
    - Then why am I called Patrick ?
    She laughed but only for a little bit. She smiled at me, I think to make sure that I knew she wasn't laughing at me.
    - Because your daddy's called Patrick , she said.
    I liked that, being called after my da.
    - There are five Patricks in our class, I said.
    - Is that right?
    - Patrick' Clarke. That's me. '''Patrick''' O'Neill. '''Patrick''' Redmond. '''Patrick''' Genocci. ' Patrick Flynn.
    - That's a lot, she said. - It's a nice name. Very dignified.
    - Three of them are called Paddy, I told her. - One Pat and one Patrick .