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Surname Etymology and Meaning of HAYE

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Dutch and Frisian: from a personal name, Frisian Hajo, Germanic Haio; or from a short form of the feminine name Hadewig, composed of the elements hadu ‘battle’, ‘strife’ + wig ‘war’.
2. German: variant of Hey 4, 5.
3. French: topographic name from Old French haye ‘hedge’.
4. Scottish and English: variant spelling of Hay 1–3.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)