English Explanatory Dictionary

Bulley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Churcham parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7619).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Bulley Bulleys Buley

Etymology

From Old English bula (“bull”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to bull + -ley (“lea”).

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