Henley

See also: henley

English

Etymology

From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . Compare Hanley, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Henley (countable and uncountable, plural Henleys)

1. A place name, including:
   1. A number of places in England:
      1. A town in Oxfordshire; see Henley-on-Thames.
      2. A town in Warwickshire; see Henley-in-Arden.
      3. A hamlet in Buckland Newton parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST6904).
      4. An outer eastern suburb of Gloucester, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9016).
      5. A hamlet in Acton Scott parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO4588).
      6. A hamlet in Bitterley parish, south Shropshire (OS grid ref SO5476).
      7. A hamlet in High Ham parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4332)
      8. A hamlet in West Crewkerne parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4407).
      9. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1551).
      10. A small settlement in Easebourne parish, Chichester district, West Sussex (OS grid ref SU8925).
      11. A hamlet in Box parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8267)
      12. A hamlet mostly in Buttermere parish, Wiltshire. (OS grid ref SU3259).
   2. A place in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri, derived from the surname.
      2. An unincorporated community in Scioto County, Ohio, derived from the surname.
      3. An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, also from the surname.
   3. A suburb of Sydney in the Municipality of Hunter's Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
   4. A settlement in Otago, New Zealand, on the Taieri River.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• henley
• Henley Cay
• Henley-in-Arden
• Henley-on-Thames

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Henley is the 1717^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20934 individuals. Henley is most common among White (70.0%) and Black/African American (24.2%) individuals.

Noun

Henley (plural Henleys)

1. (clothing) Alternative letter-case form of henley.
   • 2025, Karen Hao, Empire of AI, New York City: Penguin Press, →ISBN:

     A few years in, he had refined his appearance and ironed out the edges. He’d traded in T-shirts and cargo shorts for fitted Henleys and jeans.

References

• List of United Kingdom locations: Hen-Hh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Henley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.