# Bradley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹædli/ · frequency rank #6,991

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28. An English habitational surname from Old English from any of these villages in England.
29. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
Ultimately from Old English brād (“broad”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to broad + -ley.

## Easily confused with
- **Brady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bradley-vs-brady)
- **bridle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bradley-vs-bridle)
- **broadly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bradley-vs-broadly)
- **Bromley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bradley-vs-bromley)
- **Brantley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bradley-vs-brantley)
- **badly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/badly-vs-bradley)
- **bailey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bailey-vs-bradley)
- **barley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barley-vs-bradley)
- **Braden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-bradley)
- **Bagley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bagley-vs-bradley)
- **Beasley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beasley-vs-bradley)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bardley`, `bbradley`, `braddley`, `bradely`, `bradleyy`, `bradlley`, `bradlye`, `braldey`, `brdaley`, `brradley`, `rbadley`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bradley