Bottomley

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English botm →
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Meanings

proper nounBottomley (plural Bottomleys)

plural Bottomleys · alternative Bothamley

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbotm“bottom; abyss”
  2. EnglishBottomley

Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Old English botm (“bottom; abyss”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bottom + -ley (“lea”); compare the name Bottom.

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APA

Bottomley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bottomley

MLA

“Bottomley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bottomley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bottomley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bottomley.

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