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Brinkley

Brinkley proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Brinkley

  1. A surname.

Origin of Brinkley

"Brynca's wood or clearing", from Old English personal name *Brynca + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

Questions about Brinkley

What does Brinkley mean?
Brinkley means a surname.
What part of speech is Brinkley?
Brinkley is a proper noun.

Words near Brinkley in the dictionary

  1. Brinkerhoffs
  2. Brinkers
  3. Brinkler
  4. Brinklers
  5. brinkless
  6. Brinkley
  7. Brinklow
  8. Brinklows
  9. brinkman
  10. Brinkmann
  11. Brinkmann coordinates

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