Bingley

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE108389). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

    "Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance […]"

Example

More examples

"Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners."

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Bynna + -ing (“belonging to”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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