Given name & surname

Bradway

“broad”

Bradway is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bradway goes back to Old English brād, meaning “broad.”

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Where it comes from

Bradway comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English brād (“broad”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bradway’s family of names

In English usage, Bradway as a surname has a related form in BROADWAY.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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German

Bradner

“broad, wide” · “hill slope”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old English

Bramham

“brushwood”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Bramhall

“broom”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Branthwaite

“bramble”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Bradstreet

“broad”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

Old English

Bramel

“broom”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Brampton

“broom plant”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Braidwood

“broad”

No U.S. birth series

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