English Explanatory Dictionary

Bowley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Blakemere parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5452).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Bowley Bowleys

Etymology

From Old English boga (“bow; riverbend”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bow + -ley (“lea”).

Derived words

Bowley's law
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