Bulkeley

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proper noun

A village in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ530545).

OriginOld English bulluc →
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Meanings

proper nounBulkeley (countable and uncountable, plural Bulkeleys)

plural Bulkeleys · alternative Bulkley

  1. countableuncountableA village in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ530545).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbulluc“bullock”
  2. EnglishBulkeley

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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