Etymology

Bratley

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Today it means: Used as a generic name for an ill-behaved or spoiled child. Full definition →

Old English leah
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromleah“clearing, meadow”
  2. English todayBratley

brat + -ley, a suffix used in several popular names, including Ashley and Bradley, from Old English leah (“clearing, meadow”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishleah all →

lealeighRipleyHadleyBurnleylyeExleyKirkleyLeybourneOuseleyDinckleyHigh Legh-leighRansleyWinkley

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