English Explanatory Dictionary

Bulkeley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Bulkeley Bulkeleys Bulkley

Etymology

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

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