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Brimley

Brimley proper noun: a village in Bovey Tracey parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7977).

Proper noun

Brimley (countable and uncountable, plural Brimleys)

  1. A village in Bovey Tracey parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7977).
  2. An unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Brimley

pluralBrimleys

Origin of Brimley

From Old English brōm (“broom”) + lēah (“wood”). Equivalent to broom + -ley and doublet of Bromley.

Questions about Brimley

What does Brimley mean?
Brimley means a village in Bovey Tracey parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7977).
What part of speech is Brimley?
Brimley is a proper noun.

Words near Brimley in the dictionary

  1. Brimhall
  2. Brimhalls
  3. Brimin
  4. brimless
  5. brimlessness
  6. Brimley
  7. Brimleys
  8. Brimm
  9. brimmed
  10. brimmed over
  11. brimmer

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