"Birley" meaning in English

See Birley in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Birleys [plural]
Etymology: From Old English būr (“chamber, room”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bower + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|būr||chamber, room}} Old English būr (“chamber, room”), {{suf|en|bower|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} bower + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Birley (countable and uncountable, plural Birleys)
  1. A small village in Birley with Upper Hill parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4553). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Herefordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Herefordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Birley-en-name-rarSHED~
  2. A suburb and ward of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK403398). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in South Yorkshire, England, Suburbs in South Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Birley-en-name-DNtT6Rdz Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in South Yorkshire, England, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 48 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 59 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 63 18
  3. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Birley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 16 29 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Birley with Upper Hill

Inflected forms

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