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A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Bradley, a common name, usually ‘broad wood or clearing’, OE brād + lēah; examples include: Bradley Derbys. Braidelei 1086 (DB). Bradley, Maiden Wilts. Bradelie 1086 (DB), Maydene Bradelega early 13th cent. Affix means ‘of the maidens’ and refers to the nuns of Amesbury who had a cell here. Bradley, North Wilts. Bradlega 1174.

However the following has a different origin: Bradley in the Moors Staffs. Bretlei 1086 (DB), ‘Wood where boards or planks are got’. OE bred + lēah.

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Bradley

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Bradley ♂ Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name from any of the numerous places in England so called from Old English brād ‘broad’ + lēah ‘wood, clearing’. The most famous American bearer of this surname was General Omar N. Bradley (1893–1981). As a given name it used to be found mainly in North America but of late has come into fashion in Britain.

Variant: Bradleigh.

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Bradley

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Bradley •Ali, alley, Allie, Ally, bally, dally, dilly-dally, farfalle, galley, Halley, mallee, Mexicali, pally, Raleigh, rally, reveille, sally, tally, valley •Chablis • brambly •badly, Bradley, Hadlee, madly, sadly •scraggly •dangly, gangly •crackly • Shankly • Bramley •Manley, manly, Osmanli, Stanley •slatternly •Langley, tangly •amply • Ashley •Attlee, fatly, patly •aptly • shilly-shally •Bali, barley, Cali, Carly, Charlie, Dali, Diwali, finale, gnarly, Gurkhali, Kali, Kigali, Mali, Marley, marly, Pali, parley, snarly, Somali, Svengali, tamale •Barclay, Berkeley, clerkly, sparkly •Darnley • ghastly • Hartley • Barnsley •blackguardly

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