Bradley

Bradley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Bradly, Broadley

Etymology

Ultimately from Old English brād (“broad”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to broad +‎ -ley.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹædli/

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Proper noun

Bradley (countable and uncountable, plural Bradleys)

1. A placename
   1. A locale in the United Kingdom
      1. A locale in England:
         1. A village in Cheshire.
         2. A village in Derbyshire.
         3. A hamlet near Wotton-under-Edge, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7493).
         4. A village in Hampshire.
         5. A village in Lincolnshire.
         6. A village in North Yorkshire.
         7. A village in Staffordshire.
         8. A suburb in the City of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9595).
         9. A suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1620).
      2. A village in Gwersyllt community, Wrexham county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3253).
   2. A locale in the United States.
      1. An unincorporatedcommunity in Alabama.
      2. A town in Arkansas.
      3. A census-designated place in Monterey County, California; named for landowner Bradley V. Sargent.
      4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Georgia; named for railroad official John Wiley Bradley Jr..
      5. A village in Illinois; named for plowman David Bradley.
      6. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
      7. A town in Maine; named for early settler Bradley Blackman.
      8. An unincorporatedcommunity in Michigan.
      9. An unincorporatedcommunity in Nebraska.
      10. An unincorporatedcommunity in Ohio.
      11. A town in Oklahoma.
      12. A census-designated place in South Carolina.
      13. A town in South Dakota; named for townsperson E. R. Bradley.
      14. A census-designated place in West Virginia.
      15. A town and unincorporatedcommunity therein, in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
2. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of these villages in England.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Alternative forms

• Bradly, Bradeley (surname)
• Bradly, Bradlee, Bradleigh, Bradlie (given name)

Derived terms

• Bradleyan
• Bradleyism
• Bradley Stoke
• Maiden Bradley

See also

• Brad

 

Anagrams

• beardly, dryable