"Birchley" meaning in English

See Birchley in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Birchleys [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in Merseyside, from Old English birċe (“birch”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to birch + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|birċe||birch}} Old English birċe (“birch”), {{suf|en|birch|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} birch + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Birchley (plural Birchleys)
  1. A surname from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Birchley-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, English terms suffixed with -leigh

Inflected forms

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