Bramley
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Named after butcher Matthew Bramley, who owned the tree from which cuttings were taken in the mid-1800s.
Noun edit
Bramley (plural Bramleys)
- A cultivar of apple, used especially as a cooking apple.
- Bramleys are a good choice when making pies.
Usage notes edit
- Used attributively in the phrase "Bramley apple"
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old English brom (“broom”) + leah (“wood clearing, meadow”), like Bromley. Equivalent to broom + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun edit
Bramley
- Any of several places in England:
- A village in North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK4079).
- A village in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6559).
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4892).
- A village and civil parish in Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0144).
- A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2434).
- A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- A small townsite in the South West Region of Western Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.