Brockley
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Etymology
From either the Old English personal name Broca or broc (“badger”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to brock + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Brockley (countable and uncountable, plural Brockleys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A suburban area in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3675).
- 2021, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Open Water, Viking, page 42:
- ‘Where are you?’ she asks.
‘I am…’ You look outside and latch onto the enormous Sainsbury’s. ‘Pulling into Brockley.’
- A small village and civil parish in North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4767).
- A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL8254).
- A suburban area in the borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3675).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brockley is the 100791st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 179 individuals. Brockley is most common among White (99.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brockley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 232.
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