Etymology

Brindley

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ592534). Full definition →

Old English berned
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  1. Old English · derived fromberned“burnt”
  2. English todayBrindley

From Old English berned (“burnt”) + lēah (“woodland, glade, clearing”). Equivalent to burnt + -ley (“lea”).

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