Bradley

This article is about the personal name. For other uses, see Bradley (disambiguation).
Bradley
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Old English, Irish Gaelic
Meaning "broad meadow"
Region of origin England, Ireland
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Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad clearing" in Old English.[1]

Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular.

It is also an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name O’Brolachán (also O’Brallaghan) from County Tyrone in Ireland. The family moved and spread to counties Londonderry, Donegal and Cork, and England.

Surname

Bradley is the surname of the following notable people:

First name

Bradley (sometimes shortened to Brad) is the first name of several notable people:

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