Hurley as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hurley

What is the meaning of the name Hurley ?

The baby name Hurley is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HUR-lee (IPA: /ˈhɜːrli/ or US /ˈhɝli/).

Hurley is Irish in Origin.

Hurley is an Anglo-Irish surname that transitioned to a given name. It has dual roots: as an English habitational name from places called Hurley (Old English hyrne “corner, nook” + lēah “wood/clearing”), it means “clearing at the corner.” In Ireland it is an Anglicization of the Gaelic Ó hUrthuile, “descendant of Urthuile,” a personal name of uncertain meaning, long associated with Munster families; the form O’Hurley appears in historical records.

Used as a first name in the United States and Britain since the late 19th century, Hurley fits the modern surname-name trend and remains uncommon yet recognizable. It skews masculine but is occasionally unisex. Cultural associations include Irish sport (the hurling stick is colloquially a “hurley”), which lends an athletic, lively image. Variants and related forms include O’Hurley, Hurly, and Herley; historical Gaelic Ó hUrthuile is the ancestral form.