"Borley" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Borleys [plural]
Etymology: Traditionally derived from Old English bār (“boar”) + lēah (“woodland; meadow”). Equivalent to boar + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|bār||boar}} Old English bār (“boar”), {{m|ang|lēah||woodland; meadow}} lēah (“woodland; meadow”), {{l|en|lea}} lea, {{suf|en|boar|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} boar + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Borley (countable and uncountable, plural Borleys)
  1. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Braintree district, Essex, England, near Sudbury, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8443). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Essex, England, Villages in England, Villages in Essex, England
    Sense id: en-Borley-en-name-N71bgxt1
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Borley-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 19 81

Inflected forms

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