Bradley

Bradley \bra-dley, br-adl-ey\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Bradley is pronounced BRAEDLiy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Bradley: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Bradley?

Bradley is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. Bradley's meaning is 'broad clearing'. Derived from brad 'broad' ; leah 'wood, clearing, meadow'. The place name has been taken up as a surname and subsequent first name since the 19th century. In literature, it has appeared as the name of Bradley Headstone in Charles Dicken's last novel Our Mutual Friend (1864-1865). It has sometimes been bestowed in honor of the US General Omar Nelson Bradley (1893-1981), one of the key commanders during World War II. Bradley has 16 variations. Variations comprise short names for Bradd, Braddley meaning of name, Bradie name variations, Bradlay meaning and origin, name Bradlea meaning, Bradleah name variations, Bradlee definition, Bradli meaning and origin, Bradlie name variations, name Bradman origin, Bradney name, and Brady meaning. Other English forms comprise the shortening name Brad meaning, the diminutive form baby name Lee, and the spelling variants Bradleigh definition and Bradly name popularity. Bradley is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity grew from the 1900s up to the 1980s. At the modest height of its usage in 1980, 0.389% of baby boys were named Bradley. It ranked at #51 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity. In 2010, it ranked at #186 with a usage of 0.097%, however it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after Brady meaning of name, within all boy names in its group. It was used 63% more than Bradley in 2010.

A famous person named Bradley is Bradley Cooper, Actor, born 5 January 1975, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

List of baby names that sound like Bradley:

Braddley definition, name Bradlay, Bradlee name (English), meaning of Bradli, Bradlie definition, Bradly meaning of name (English), name Bardoul origin, Bartal name (Hungarian), Bartel name (Dutch, English, and German), Barthel meaning and origin (German), nicknames for Barthol, Bartle name popularity (Irish), Bartley name (Irish), name Bartol (German), Bàrtolo pronounciation (Italian), name Bertel (German), Bertell name variations, Bertil name (Scandinavian), name Bertill meaning, and nicknames for Bertle.

The baby name Bradley fun facts:

The name Bradley in reverse order is "Yeldarb".

The numerological value of the name Bradley is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Bradley?

Bradley is in the top names in USA.