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Bulkeley

Bulkeley proper noun: a village in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ530545).

Proper noun

Bulkeley (countable and uncountable, plural Bulkeleys)

  1. A village in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ530545).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Bulkeley

pluralBulkeleys
alternative formBulkley

Origin of Bulkeley

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

Phrases with Bulkeley

Questions about Bulkeley

What does Bulkeley mean?
Bulkeley means a village in Bulkeley and Ridley parish, Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ530545).
What part of speech is Bulkeley?
Bulkeley is a proper noun.

Words near Bulkeley in the dictionary

  1. bulkas
  2. bulked
  3. bulked large
  4. bulked out
  5. bulked up
  6. Bulkeley
  7. Bulkeley and Ridley
  8. Bulkeleys
  9. bulken
  10. bulkened
  11. bulker

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