Hadley (name) explained

Hadley
Gender:	Unisex
Meaning:	“field of heather”
Variant:	Hadlee, Hadleigh
Origin:	English
Related Names:	Hedley

Hadley is a both a surname and a given name that is a transferred use of a place name of English origin that means “heather field.”^[1] The name has increased in popularity in recent years for girls in the United States and has ranked among the top 200 names used for American girls since 2011.^[2] Spelling variants such as Hadlee and Hadleigh are also in wide use.^[3]

Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Arthur Twining Hadley (1856–1930), American economist
• Arthur Hadley (footballer) (1876–1963), English footballer
• Bert Hadley (1882–1968), American actor
• David Hadley (born 1964), American businessman and former politician
• Della Hadley (born 1929), American politician
• George Hadley (1685–1768) meteorologist
• George Hadley (footballer) (1893–1963), half-back for Southampton, Aston Villa, and Coventry City
• Hap Hadley (1895-1976), American artist
• Harry Hadley (1877–1942), England international footballer
• Henry Hadley (died 1914), "first British casualty" of World War I
• Henry Kimball Hadley, US composer
• Herbert S. Hadley (1872–1927), Governor of Missouri
• Jackson Hadley, American businessman and politician
• Jerry Hadley (1952–2007), American opera tenor
• John Hadley (1682–1744), astronomer and inventor of the octant
• John Hadley (chemist) (1731–1764), cooperated with Benjamin Franklin on latent heat experiments
• John Hadley (philosopher) (born 1966), Australian philosopher
• John V. Hadley (c. 1839–1842–1915), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
• Joshua Hadley, Republic of Texas politician
• Patrick Hadley, British composer
• Ray Hadley, Australian radio broadcaster
• Stephen Hadley, United States National Security Advisor
• Thomas Jefferson Hadley, American Revolutionary war captain
• Tony Hadley, British pop singer and lead voice of Spandau Ballet during the 1980s
• William M. Hadley, American educator

Given name:

• Hadley Arkes (born 1940), American political scientist
• Hadley Castille (1933–2012), Musical artist
• Hadley Cantril (1906–1969), American psychologist
• Hadley Caliman (1932–2010), American jazz saxophone and flute player
• Hadley Delany, American actress
• Hadley Fraser (born 1980), British theatre actor
• Hadley Freeman (born 1978), UK fashion journalist
• Hadley Foster (born 1975), American athletic administrator
• Hadley Gamble, American television journalist
• Hadley Hinds (1946–2023), Barbarian sprinter
• Hadley Hicks (1933–2016), American sports coach and author
• Hadley Husisian (born 2003), American epee fencer
• Hadley Kay (born 1972/1973), Canadian actor
• Hadley Richardson (1891–1979), first wife of Ernest Hemingway, grandmother to Margaux and Mariel Hemingway
• Hadley Robinson (born 1995), American actress
• Hadley Brown Tremain (1874–1951), Canadian politician
• Hadley Wickham (born 1979), data scientist and software developer

Fictional characters:

• Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, character in the TV series House

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Hadley.
2. Web site: Popular Baby Names. 2022-03-17. 2018-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi. dead.
3. Web site: Haileigh and Beighleigh and Paisleigh, oh my! . Rauwerda . Anne . 10 November 2021 . michigandaily.com . Michigan Daily . 10 January 2023 .