Etymology

Brockley

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Today it means: A suburban area in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3675). Full definition →

Old English broc
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombroc“badger”
  2. English todayBrockley

From Old English broc (“badger”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to brock + -ley (“lea”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbroc all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.