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Bulley

Bulley proper noun: a hamlet in Churcham parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7619).

Proper noun

Bulley (countable and uncountable, plural Bulleys)

  1. A hamlet in Churcham parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7619).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Bulley

pluralBulleys
alternative formBuley

Origin of Bulley

From Old English bula (“bull”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to bull + -ley (“lea”).

Questions about Bulley

What does Bulley mean?
Bulley means a hamlet in Churcham parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7619).
What part of speech is Bulley?
Bulley is a proper noun.

Words near Bulley in the dictionary

  1. bullets
  2. bullets and beans
  3. bulletwood
  4. bulletwoods
  5. bullety
  6. Bulley
  7. Bulleys
  8. bullfaced
  9. bullfeast
  10. bullfeasts
  11. bullfight

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