Etymology

Birchley

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Today it means: A habitational surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English birċe
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombirċe“birch”
  2. English todayBirchley

From a minor place in Merseyside, from Old English birċe (“birch”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to birch + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbirċe all →

birchBurchfieldBriscoBirchallbircherBirchmore

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