Hadley (surname)
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Hadley is an English-language surname of Old English origin, traditionally derived from place names meaning “heather field” or “heath clearing.”
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arthur Twining Hadley | 0 |
| John Hadley | 0 |
| Tessa Hadley | 0 |
| George Hadley | 0 |
| Herbert Spencer Hadley | 0 |
| Jerry Hadley | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
ⓘ
surname ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| derivationLanguage | Old English ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Old English elements for heath or heather and clearing or field
ⓘ
place name Hadley ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Old English place names meaning heather field or heath clearing ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hadley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
heath clearing
ⓘ
heather field ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
Arthur Twining Hadley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Spencer Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tessa Hadley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Hadlee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hadleigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Headley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-inventing the reflecting octant
ⓘ
theory of atmospheric circulation (Hadley cell) ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| nameCategory |
locational surname
ⓘ
toponymic surname ⓘ |
| nameType | patrilineal surname ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
ⓘ
instrument maker ⓘ mathematician ⓘ meteorologist ⓘ novelist ⓘ operatic tenor ⓘ politician ⓘ short story writer ⓘ university president ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usageRegion |
England
NERFINISHED
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English-speaking world ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.