Meaning & origin
What it means
Bottomley goes back to Old English botm, meaning “bottom; abyss.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old English botm (“bottom; abyss”), built from English bottom + -leigh (“lea”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bottomley’s family of names
In English usage, Bottomley as a surname has a related form in Bothamley. In English usage, Bottomley as a surname has a related form in Bothamley.
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