Hayley vs William - What's the difference?
hayley | william |
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.
popular since the Norman Conquest.
* 1605 , Remains Concerning Britain , John Russell Smith, 1870, p.98:
* 2004 , California, Here I Am , TwentyFirst Century Publishers Ltd, ISBN 1904433219, page29-30:
As proper nouns the difference between hayley and william
is that hayley is an english placename while william is popular since the norman conquest.hayley
English
(Hayley Westenra) (Hayley Williams)Alternative forms
* Hailey * Haley * (female name only) Hailie, Haylee, Hayleigh, HaylieProper noun
(en proper noun)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 WalesExternal links
* (wikipedia "Hayley")william
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- This name hath been most common in England since King William' the Conquerour,insomuch that upon a festival day in the Court of King Henry the Second, when Sir '''William''' Saint-John, and Sir '''William''' Fitz-Hamon, especial Officers, had commanded that none but of the name of '''William''' should dine in the great Chamber with them, they were accompanied with a hundred and twenty ' Williams .
- By the same token I should probably have called myself 'Bill'. With a name like William' you have choices. Very handy for us chameleons. '' William' is stern and dignified. A little austere and unapproachable. He conquers things. It is what my mother calls me when she is angry with me.
