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Hurley

Hurley

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A family name that some people use as their last name
  • proper noun
translation icon : Hurley
  • So I got a job at Hurley's Drugstore delivering prescriptions at night.
  • Hurley said
  • Hurley et al.
  • Hurley and Grabbatin

And UConn does this with Danny Hurley.

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Examples

  • Mrs. Bradley, I'd like you to meet Ruby Hurley.

    Till (2022)

  • Annual Small Firm Merit Award: Michael P. Hurley, Painesville, Ohio.

    Academic text (1997)

  • "The firm of Hurley & Hurley can meet all of your investment needs.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Better take this seriously, Miss Hurley.

    The Bounty Hunter (2010)

  • It's too late for Dr. Hurley, Miss Dove.

    Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)

  • Nature's calling, Mr. Hurley, I have to answer it.

    Walkout (2006)

  • Why won't Mrs. Hurley be back?

    Dead Men Walking (2005)

  • On July 1, he will succeed Richard V. Hurley, who is retiring.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Turns out Hurley's sponsoring the event.

    To Write Love on Her Arms (2015)

  • When I arrived at the event, I spotted Mr. Hurley chatting with some of the guests.

Surface Forms

Hurley main

Etymology

Hurley is an Irish surname that comes from an old Irish family name and originally meant 'descendant of' a particular ancestor. So, Hurley names a family line or origin, much like the common name Smith tells you about a family's job long ago.