Quote Originally Posted by sarge View Post
Slohairt, thank you for all of your efforts in this thread. My daughter has married a young man named Henley. Any thoughts on Henley?

Many thanks
Tá fáilte romhat, A Sarge!

My guess would be English topographical origin. The last part ley is Anglo-Saxon for field or meadow. Hanley, however, is a different matter, it is usually derived from the Irish Ó hAinle.