Hennelly is an Irish surname meaning "fair stranger" from Ó'hIonnghaile meaning "descendant of (a variation of) Fionnghal". It comes for the Irish element fionn meaning "white, fair" and gall meaning "stranger". It may also be from the Old English héan meaning "high" and leah meaning "woodland, clearing" or from the Old English henn meaning "hen, wild bird" and leah, again, meaning "woodland, clearing".

The name is pronounced HEN-ə-lee.

I tend to avoid surnames that I don't personally have a connection to but it's just too cute. I can't help it!

c o m b o s

• Hennelly Aurora
• Hennelly Maeve