# Bromley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹɒmli/ · frequency rank #29,570

## Definitions
1. A number of places in England:
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9. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
10. A minor city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
11. A village in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe.
12. An eastern suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
13. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia
14. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English brōm (“broom”) + lēah (“wood”). Equivalent to broom + -ley and doublet of Brimley; compare Broom.

## Easily confused with
- **Bradley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bradley-vs-bromley)
- **broiler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/broiler-vs-bromley)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbromley`, `bormley`, `brmoley`, `brolmey`, `bromely`, `bromleyy`, `bromlley`, `bromlye`, `brommley`, `brromley`, `rbomley`

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