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Brearley

Brearley proper noun: a hamlet in Hebden Royd parish, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0225).

Proper noun

Brearley (countable and uncountable, plural Brearleys)

  1. A hamlet in Hebden Royd parish, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0225).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Brearley

pluralBrearleys

Origin of Brearley

From Old English brēr (“briar”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to briar + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Brearley

What does Brearley mean?
Brearley means a hamlet in Hebden Royd parish, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0225).
What part of speech is Brearley?
Brearley is a proper noun.

Words near Brearley in the dictionary

  1. Breamore
  2. breams
  3. Breanna
  4. Breant
  5. breare
  6. Brearley
  7. Brearleys
  8. Brears
  9. Brearses
  10. Brearton
  11. Breartons

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