Henley \he(n)-ley\ as a boy's name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Henley is "high meadow". Variant of Hanley, made famous by the English town that hosts an annual worldwide crew regatta and has a style of shirt named after it. Henley has 2 variant forms: Henlee and Henlie. Baby names that sound like Henley are Henlea, Hanly, Hanlee and Hanlea. View a list of the 2 names that reference Henley.