Harley (given name)
Pronunciation | hahr-lee |
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Gender | Unisex |
Language(s) | English |
Name day | June 26, November 26 (disputed) |
Origin | |
Word/name | Old English |
Meaning | hær (rock) |
Harley is a unisex given name. The name is derived from the Old English words hara meaning hare, and leah, meaning wood or clearing and meadow in later development of the language. The name Harley means "hare's meadow".
Harley first became popular in the year 1880, where it was the 180th most popular masculine given name in the United States, the name first became popular as a feminine given name in 1991, and became the 667th most popular feminine given name during that year.[1]
Academics[]
- Harley Flanders (1925–2013), an American mathematician
- Harley Rutledge (1926–2006), an American physics professor and ufologist
Artists[]
- Harley Parker (1915–1992), a Canadian artist, designer, curator, professor and scholar
- Harley Schwadron, an American cartoonist
- Harley Refsal, an American artist and woodcarver
Performers[]
- Harley Allen (born January 23, 1956), an American country singer and songwriter
- Harley Alexander-Sule (born 21 November 1991), English singer in Rizzle Kicks
- Harley Bird (born 13 December 2001), English actress and voice actress, best known for providing the voice of Peppa Pig in Peppa Pig from 2007 to 2020.
- Harley Brinsfield, an American radio personality and host of The Harley Show
- Harley Cross (born 1978), an American film and television actor
- Harley Flanagan (born 1968), musician and member of the 1980s hardcore punk band Cro-Mags
- Harley Granville-Barker (1877–1946), an English actor, director, producer, critic and playwright
- Harley Jane Kozak (born January 28, 1957), an American actress and author
- Harley Edward Streten (born 5 November 1991), an Australian DJ known professionally as Flume
- Harley Venton (born December 12, 1953), an American actor
Politicians[]
- Harley Desjarlais, a regional Métis leader in Canada
- Harley Frank, a First Nations leader in southern Alberta, Canada
- Harley M. Jacklin (1889–1970), an American politician
- Harley Martin Kilgore (1893–1956), a United States Senator from West Virginia
- Harley Eugene Knox (1899–1956), an American independent politician from California
- Harley A. Martin (1880–1951), an American politician
- Harley Orrin Staggers (1907–1991), a Democratic U.S. politician
- Harley O. Staggers, Jr. (born February 22, 1951), a U.S. Democratic politician
Sportspeople[]
- Harley Boss (1908–1964), a Major League Baseball first baseman
- Harley Dillinger (1894–1959), an American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Harley Hisner (1926–2015), a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Harley the Nightrider, a professional wrestler from All-Star Wrestling
- Harley Lewis (born May 5, 1971), an American professional wrestler
- Harley Marques Silva (born July 6, 1975), a Brazilian beach volleyball champion
- Harley McCollum (1916–1984), an American football tackle
- Harley Payne (1868–1935), a former American professional baseball player
- Harley Sewell (born April 18, 1931), a former American football guard
- Harley Race (1943–2019), American professional wrestler and promoter
Others[]
- Harley H. Christy (1870–1950), a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy
- Harley Earl (1894–1969), car designer and coachbuilder, the first styling chief at General Motors
- Harley Hotchkiss (born 1927), a Canadian businessman
- Harley Pasternak (born August 6, 1974), a Canadian personal trainer, public speaker and author
- Harley Peyton, an American television producer and writer
- Harley Oliver Teets (1906–1957), American law enforcement official and warden of San Quentin State Prison
Fictional characters[]
- , a character in Marvel Comics' Gwenpool franchise; see Harley Quinn
- Harley Hartwell, a teenage detective from the Case Closed/Detective Conan anime
- Harley Keener, a character in Iron Man 3 and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Harley Keiner, a character in the television series Boy Meets World and Girl Meets World
- Harley Merlin, the title character in the literary series Harley Merlin
- Harley Quinn, a DC Comics supervillain created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, and first appeared in Batman: The Animated Series in September 1992.
- Harley Warren, a character in H. P. Lovecraft's story "The Statement of Randolph Carter"
- Harley, a Pokémon anime character
- Mr. Harley, a character in Henry Mackenzie's sentimental novel The Man of Feeling
See also[]
- Harley (disambiguation)
- Harley (surname)
References[]
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity for the name Harley". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- Harper, Douglas (ed.). "Harley". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
Categories:
- English given names