Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bromley

/ˈbɹɑmli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
brom-ley
IPA
/ˈbɹɑmli/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɹɑmli/
  • British English: /ˈbɹɒmli/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bromleys (plural) Bramley (alternative)

Derived Forms

bromlite

Phrases

Abbots Bromley Bromley-by-Bow Bromley Cross Bromley Heath

Rhymes With

calmly comley cromley thomley comly

Questions

How do you pronounce bromley?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɑmli/.
What does bromley mean?
A number of places in England:
Where does bromley come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce bromley

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