English Explanatory Dictionary

Brearley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Hebden Royd parish, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0225).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Brearley Brearleys

Etymology

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

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