Bromley
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English brōm (“broom”) + lēah (“wood”). Equivalent to broom + -ley and doublet of Brimley.; compare Broom.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɒmli/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɑmli/
Proper noun
editBromley (countable and uncountable, plural Bromleys)
- A number of places in England:
- A town in the borough of Bromley, in south-eastern Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4069).
- A London borough of Greater London.
- A district in the borough of Tower Hamlets, eastern London, officially Bromley by Bow (OS grid ref TQ3782).
- A hamlet in Standon parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL4121). [1]
- A hamlet in Wortley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3298). [2]
- A suburb of Kingswinford, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9088).
- An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
- A minor city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
- A village in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe.
- An eastern suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. [3]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bromley is the 6146th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5576 individuals. Bromley is most common among White (91.02%) individuals.
References
editFurther reading
edit- London Borough of Bromley
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bromley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 233.
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