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.”

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Observed surface forms (6)

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Arthur Twining Hadley 0
John Hadley 0
Tessa Hadley 0

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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
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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
English-speaking world
United Kingdom
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Hadley sharesNameWith Hadley (surname)