Bromley

//ˈbɹɒmli// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of places in England:; A town in the borough of Bromley, in south-eastern Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4069). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A number of places in England:; A London borough of Greater London. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A number of places in England:; A district in the borough of Tower Hamlets, eastern London, officially Bromley by Bow (OS grid ref TQ3782). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Standon parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL4121). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A number of places in England:; A locality in Hordley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4026). countable, uncountable
Show 9 more definitions
  1. 6
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Worfield parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7395). countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Wortley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3298). countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A number of places in England:; A suburb of Kingswinford, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9088). countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A minor city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A village in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    An eastern suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

Next best steps

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: bromley