Etymology

Borley

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Today it means: A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Braintree district, Essex, England, near Sudbury, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8443). Full definition →

Old English bār
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  1. Old English · derived frombār“boar”
  2. English todayBorley

Traditionally derived from Old English bār (“boar”) + lēah (“woodland; meadow”). Equivalent to boar + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbār all →

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