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Henley

1 American  
[hen-lee] / ˈhɛn li /
Or henley

noun

  • Henleys
    plural
  1. a short- or long-sleeved pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton, with a round neckband and an often covered neckline placket.


Henley 2 American  
[hen-lee] / ˈhɛn li /

noun

  1. Beth (Becker), born 1952, U.S. playwright.

  2. William Ernest, 1849–1903, English poet, critic, and editor.

  3. Henley-on-Thames.


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Etymology

Origin of Henley

After a style traditionally worn by rowers at Henley-on-Thames

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Why don’t I diversify where I can live?’” said Basil Mohr-Elzeki, a managing partner at Henley & Partners, a residency and citizenship firm with an office in Beverly Hills.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Henley has previously pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

More rich Americans are seeking residency and citizenship programs abroad than any other nationality, says Basil Mohr-Elzeki, head of private clients Americas at London migration specialist Henley & Partners.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

Lewis Waters, a sixth-form pupil at The Henley College, died earlier this week.

From BBC May 16, 2026

Mrs. Henley was our seventh grade art teacher who just couldn’t handle getting old.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

To most adults, let alone children, the situations the Henleys face every day would be hard to bear.

From BBC May 30, 2012

All the Henleys have become caregivers for Mike, bolstered by the aides who come to their house every day since he entered hospice care.

From BBC May 30, 2012

The Henleys went from living on two salaries to one.

From BBC May 30, 2012

Mrs. Palmer, who troubled herself little about the future, was for ever going off to Dean's Yard, where the Henleys were comfortably established.

From Old Kensington by Miss Thackeray

The small green-bound Henleys stand in a row.

From Nights Rome, Venice, in the Aesthetic Eighties; London, Paris, in the Fighting Nineties by Elizabeth Robins Pennell

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