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Hallie (given name)

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Hallie
GenderFemale
Language(s)English
Origin
MeaningEnglish hypocorism of Harriet; variant of Hayley
Other names
Related namesHal, 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

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Notes

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

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