Given name & surname
Bosley
“from the meadow near the forest”
Bosley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the forest.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the meadow near the forest.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
Bosley’s family of names
In English usage, Bosley has a diminutive in Boz. Bosley has a related form in Boslea. Bosley has a related form in Bosleah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Bosley
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Bosley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Horsley
“from the horse meadow”
>99% boys
Hockley
“from the high meadow”
>99% boys
Rishley
“from the untamed meadow”
>99% boys
Stockley
“from the meadow of tree stumps”
>99% boys
Mannley
“from the hero's meadow; from the man's meadow”
>99% boys
Thornley
“from the thorny meadow”
78% boys · 22% girls
Wickley
“from the village meadow”
>99% boys
Grimsley
“from the dark meadow”
>99% boys