Given name & surname
Brockley
“from the badger meadow”
Brockley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the badger meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the badger meadow.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
From Old English broc (“badger”), built from English brock + -leigh (“lea”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Brockley’s family of names
Brockley has a related form in Brocklea. Brockley has a related form in Brockleah. Brockley has a related form in Brocklee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Brockley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Hockley
“from the high meadow”
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Stockley
“from the meadow of tree stumps”
>99% boys
Rishley
“from the untamed meadow”
>99% boys
Gridley
“from the flat meadow”
>99% boys
Wickley
“from the village meadow”
>99% boys
Thornley
“from the thorny meadow”
78% boys · 22% girls
Grimsley
“from the dark meadow”
>99% boys
Mannley
“from the hero's meadow; from the man's meadow”
>99% boys