Given name & surname

Borley

“boar”

Borley is a surname, possibly from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Borley possibly goes back to Old English bār, meaning “boar.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Borley possibly comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Old English bār (“boar”), built from English boar + -leigh (“lea”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Borley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Bordley

“board”

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Old English

Bowley

“bow; riverbend”

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Old English

Bottomley

“bottom; abyss”

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Old English

Birchley

“birch”

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Old English

Bisley

“woodland clearing, glade”

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Old English

Beesley

“bentgrass”

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Old English

Badley

“woodland clearing, glade”

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Old English

Batley

“woodland clearing, glade”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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