Bordley

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proper noun

A village in Hetton-cum-Bordley parish, Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9464).

OriginOld English bord →
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Meanings

proper nounBordley (countable and uncountable, plural Bordleys)

plural Bordleys · alternative Boardley

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Hetton-cum-Bordley parish, Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9464).
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Union County, Kentucky, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbord“board”
  2. EnglishBordley

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Bordley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bordley

MLA

“Bordley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bordley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bordley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bordley.

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