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I hate to have to disagree with this site, but I really don't think that Halle and Hallie are forms of Hayley. They have a different pronunciation from Hayley (at least for most in the USA), and the name Hallie was frequently used in the 19th century years before there were any noticeable number of girls named Hayley. Hallie is almost assuredly originally a pet form of Harriet, just as Hal was originally a pet form of Harry or Henry.

For examples of women officially named Harriet but called Hallie see:

http://www.askart.com/askart/i/harriett_hallie_hyde_irwin/harriett_hallie_hyde_irwin.aspx

http://poslfit.homeip.net/cgi-bin/genea2.pl?id=11938

http://home.netcom.com/~mohlerl/photos/lloyd_n_hallie.htm

Examples of women named Hallie born in the 19th century include best-selling novelist Hallie Erminie Rives, and Hallie Q. Brown, a famous African-American activist:

http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/744/A_Black_voice_for_womens__issues_Hallie_Q_Brown

• Haley's - Halle  Apr 19 2006, 4:42:23 AM
  • Well, not entirely - Cleveland Kent Evans  Apr 19 2006, 9:33:39 AM
    • Mon, let us not fi-get Ras Tafar-i :) - PAvlos  Apr 20 2006, 1:31:47 AM
      • Re: Mon, let us not fi-get Ras Tafar-i :) - Cleveland Kent Evans  Apr 20 2006, 10:16:54 AM
    • Wow, really? - Chrisell  Apr 19 2006, 7:04:14 PM
      • Re: Wow, really? - Cleveland Kent Evans  Apr 20 2006, 10:20:34 AM
  • Yes, they do :-) nt - Chrisell  Apr 19 2006, 4:47:26 AM