Etymology

Bulkeley

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Today it means: A village in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ530545). Full definition →

Old English bulluc
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  1. Old English · derived frombulluc“bullock”
  2. English todayBulkeley

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

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbulluc all →

bullock

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