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brimley

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
brim-ley
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Bovey Tracey parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7977).

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Brimleys (plural)

Questions

What does brimley mean?
A village in Bovey Tracey parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7977).
Where does brimley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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