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Bottomley

Bottomley proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Bottomley (plural Bottomleys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Bottomley

pluralBottomleys
alternative formBothamley

Origin of Bottomley

Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Old English botm (“bottom; abyss”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bottom + -ley (“lea”); compare the name Bottom.

Phrases with Bottomley

Questions about Bottomley

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

Words near Bottomley in the dictionary

  1. bottomless pit
  2. bottomless pits
  3. bottomlessly
  4. bottomlessness
  5. bottomlessnesses
  6. Bottomley
  7. Bottomley projection
  8. Bottomley projections
  9. Bottomleys
  10. bottommost
  11. bottomness

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