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Borley

Borley proper noun: a hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Braintree district, Essex, England, near Sudbury, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8443).

Proper noun

Borley (countable and uncountable, plural Borleys)

  1. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Braintree district, Essex, England, near Sudbury, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8443).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Borley

pluralBorleys

Origin of Borley

Traditionally derived from Old English bār (“boar”) + lēah (“woodland; meadow”). Equivalent to boar + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Borley

What does Borley mean?
Borley means a hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Braintree district, Essex, England, near Sudbury, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8443).
What part of speech is Borley?
Borley is a proper noun.

Words near Borley in the dictionary

  1. borks
  2. Borkum
  3. borky
  4. Borland
  5. Borlase
  6. Borley
  7. Borleys
  8. Borlești
  9. borlotti
  10. borlotti bean
  11. borlotti beans

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