Bradley

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Old English brād (“broad”) + lēah (“woodland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹædli/

• Audio (UK):

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Proper noun

Bradley

1. A locale in England.
   1. A village in Cheshire.
   2. A village in Derbyshire.
   3. A village in Gloucestershire.
   4. A village in Hampshire.
   5. A village in Lincolnshire.
   6. A village in North Yorkshire.
   7. A village in Staffordshire.
   8. A village in the West Midlands.
   9. A village in West Yorkshire.
2. A village in Wrexham, Wales.
3. from any of these villages.
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
5. A locale in the United States.
   1. A village in Illinois; named for plowman David Bradley.
   2. A town in Wisconsin.
   3. A census-designated place in West Virginia.
   4. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
   5. A town in Maine; named for early settler Bradley Blackman.
   6. A town in Arkansas.
   7. A census-designated place in South Carolina.
   8. A town in Oklahoma.
   9. A census-designated place in California; named for landowner Bradley V. Sargent.
   10. A town in South Dakota; named for townsperson E. R. Bradley.
   11. An unincorporated community in Alabama.
   12. An unincorporated community in Georgia; named for railroad official John Wiley Bradley Jr..
   13. An unincorporated community in Michigan.
   14. An unincorporated community in Nebraska.
   15. An unincorporated community in Ohio.

Alternative forms

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

Derived terms

• Bradleyan
• Bradleyism

Anagrams

• beardly, dryable