Bramley

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹæmli/

Etymology 1

Named after butcher Matthew Bramley, who owned the tree from which cuttings were taken in the mid-1800s.

Noun

Bramley (plural Bramleys)

1. A cultivar of apple, used especially as a cooking apple.

   Bramleys are a good choice when making pies.

Usage notes

• Used attributively in the phrase "Bramley apple"

Synonyms

• Bramley's Seedling

Etymology 2

From Old English brom (“broom”) + leah (“wood clearing, meadow”), like Bromley. Equivalent to broom +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Bramley

1. Any of several places in England:
   1. A village in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4079).
   2. A village in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6559).
   3. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4892).
   4. A village and civil parish in Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0144).
   5. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2434).
2. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
3. A small townsite in the South West Region of Western Australia.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.