Bramley
/ˈbɹæmli/
Bramley noun: a cultivar of apple, used especially as a cooking apple.
Noun
Bramley (plural Bramleys)
- A cultivar of apple, used especially as a cooking apple.
- Bramleys are a good choice when making pies.
- Synonyms:
- Bramley's Seedling
Proper noun
Bramley
- A village in Eckington parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4079).
- A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6559).
- A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4892).
- A village and civil parish in Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0144).
- A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2434).
- A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- A small townsite in the South West Region of Western Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Synonyms of Bramley
- Bramley's Seedling
Forms of Bramley
| plural | Bramleys |
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Origin of Bramley
Named after butcher Matthew Bramley, who owned the tree from which cuttings were taken in the mid-1800s.
From Old English brom (“broom”) + leah (“wood clearing, meadow”), like Bromley. Equivalent to broom + -ley (“lea”).
Questions about Bramley
- What does Bramley mean?
- Bramley means a cultivar of apple, used especially as a cooking apple.
- What part of speech is Bramley?
- Bramley can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Bramley?
- Bramley is pronounced /ˈbɹæmli/.
- What is the plural of Bramley?
- The plural of Bramley is Bramleys.
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