Hayes

American  

[heyz] / heɪz /

noun

1. Carlton J(oseph) H(untley), 1882–1964, U.S. historian, educator, and diplomat.

2. Helen Helen Hayes Brown MacArthur, 1900–93, U.S. actress.

3. Roland, 1887–1977, U.S. tenor.

4. Rutherford B(irchard) 1822–93, nineteenth president of the U.S. 1877–81.

5. a river in E Manitoba, Canada, flowing NE to Hudson Bay at York Factory. 300 miles (483 km) long.

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Hayes British  

/ heɪz /

noun

1. Rutherford B ( irchard ). 1822–93, 19th president of the US (1877–81)

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College coaches came through the spring evaluation period and certainly took notice of Kirkpatrick, who plays at a school where Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley and former USC linebacker Hayes Pullard once gained attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Last April, Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut said during a CNN town hall that she wishes she had voted differently.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

Hayes addressed the criticism during a break in the Brazil v Haiti game, however, by wryly encouraging viewers to focus on her match analysis instead.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Thomas Hayes, chairman of investment-management firm Great Hill Capital, wrote on X that the reported offer undervalued PayPal given its strong free cash flow and improving margins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Following the tradition established by Roland Hayes and other African American concert vocalists, she concluded each of her programs with a group of spirituals that often moved her audiences to tears.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman