Given name & surname

Bulley

“bull”

Bulley is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bulley goes back to Old English bula, meaning “bull.”

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Where it comes from

Bulley comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English bula (“bull”), built from English bull + -leigh (“lea”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bulley’s family of names

In English usage, Bulley as a surname has a related form in BULEY.

Walk Bulley’s family in the name graph

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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

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

Old French

Bushey

“bush, thicket”

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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”

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Old English

Betley

“woodland clearing, glade”

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Old English

Borley

“boar”

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Old English

Bowley

“bow; riverbend”

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Sibling ideas

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