Amharic (Ethiopian) name meaning "power, might." Pronounced: HY-lee. Famous real-life people named Haile: | Edit. Haile Selassie, Ethiopian Emperor.
Origin of the name Hayley: Transferred use of a Northern English surname derived from Hale or Hales (residing in a nook, recess, or remote valley). It has also been suggested that Hayley derives from the place-name Hailey, which is composed of the Old English elements hēg (hay) and lēah (wood, clearing, meadow).
