Hallie (given name) explained

Hallie
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	English hypocorism of Harriet; variant of Hayley
Language:	English
Related Names:	Hal, Halle, Harriet, Hayley

Hallie is an English feminine given name that originated as a hypocorism for the name Harriet. Young children often have difficulty in pronouncing the letter r, which resulted in nicknames that substitute the letter l for r. Other examples include Dolly for Dorothy, Lolly for Laura, Molly or Polly for Mary, and Sally for Sarah.^{[1] [2]} The name is also occasionally regarded as a variant of Hayley.^[3]

People with the name

• Hallie Anderson (1885–1927), American dance orchestra conductor and theater band director
• Hallie Olivere Biden (born 1973), American school counselor and executive
• Hallie Beachem Brooks (1907–1985), African-American academic
• Hallie Quinn Brown (1845–1949), African American educator
• Hallie Buckley, New Zealand bioarchaeologist and professor
• Hallie Champlin (1872–1935), American tennis player
• Hallie Morse Daggett (1878–1964), American woman, first female fire lockout in the United States Forest Service
• Hallie D'Amore (1942–2006), American make-up artist
• Hallie Earle (1880–1963), American physician
• Hallie Eisenberg (born 1992), American actress
• Hallie Ephron (born 1948), American novelist
• Hallie Farmer (1881–1960), American college professor
• Hallie Flanagan (1890–1969), American theatrical producer and director
• Hallie Foote (born 1950), American actress
• Hallie Ford (1905–2007), American business person and philanthropist
• Hallie Haglund (born 1982), American comedy writer
• Hallie Parrish Hinges (1868–1950), American singer
• Hallie Jackson (born 1984), American television news anchor
• Hallie Lieberman, American sex and gender historian
• Hallie Lomax (1915–2011), African American journalist
• Hallie Meyers-Shyer (born 1987), American actress and director
• Eliza Hall "Hallie" Nutt Parsley (1842–1920)
• Hallie E. Queen (died 1940), American writer
• Hallie Erminie Rives (1874–1956), American novelist
• Hallie H. Rowe (1896–1992), American politician
• Hallie Rubenhold (born 1971), British-American historian
• Hallie Sargisson (1907–2010), American politician
• Hallie C. Stillwell (1897–1997), American schoolteacher
• Hallie Taufo'ou (born 1994), American rugby union player
• Hallie Todd (born 1964), American actress and producer
• Hallie Paxson Winsborough (1865–1940), American church worker and activist

See also

• Hallie (disambiguation)
• Halle (name)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cleveland Evans: Now uncommon, Sally was found on stage, screen and sky . Evans . Cleveland Kent . 6 November 2022 . omaha.com . Omaha World Herald . 13 December 2023 .
2. Web site: Cleveland Evans: Molly peaked with millennials . Evans . Cleveland Kent . 24 September 2023 . omaha.com . Omaha World Herald . 20 January 2024 .
3. Book: Hanks. Patrick. Hardcastle. Kate . Hodges. Flavia. 2006. Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press . 117. 0-19-861060-2.