English Explanatory Dictionary

Brimley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Bovey Tracey parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7977).
  2. An unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Brimley Brimleys

Etymology

From Old English brōm (“broom”) + lēah (“wood”). Equivalent to broom + -ley and doublet of Bromley.

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