Etymology

Bramley

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Old English brom
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Bramley · noun1

Named after butcher Matthew Bramley, who owned the tree from which cuttings were taken in the mid-1800s.

Bramley · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived frombrom“broom”
  2. English todayBramley

From Old English brom (“broom”) + leah (“wood clearing, meadow”), like Bromley. Equivalent to broom + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbrom all →

broomBromleyBramptonBroomfieldBromwichBromptonBramhallBrimleyBromwellBrimhallBramallBromhamBramhamBrummellBramelBramhillBromlow

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