Halsey
[ˈhɔl.zi]Meaning
English surname from Old English hals, "neck of land", and īeġ, "island"
Background Story
Halsey is an English surname with several possible origins. One is from places in England, from Old English hals ("neck of land") and Old English īeġ ("island"). Another is Halsway in Somerset, from hals ("neck") and weg ("way", "road"), and a third is Alsa in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, once known as Assey and recorded as Alsiesheye in 1268. A user-submitted entry records it as a given name in English for both men and women.
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