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Birchley

Birchley proper noun: a habitational surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Birchley (plural Birchleys)

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Birchley

pluralBirchleys

Origin of Birchley

From a minor place in Merseyside, from Old English birċe (“birch”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to birch + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Birchley

What does Birchley mean?
Birchley means a habitational surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Birchley?
Birchley is a proper noun.

Words near Birchley in the dictionary

  1. Birchite
  2. Birchites
  3. Birchiș
  4. Birchler
  5. Birchlers
  6. Birchley
  7. Birchleys
  8. birchlike
  9. Birchmeier
  10. Birchmeiers
  11. Birchmore

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