Bardsley
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bardsley is an Old English name. It likely means 'the clearing (leah) of Barda', where Barda is a personal name. Alternatively, it could mean 'the clearing by the boar'.
Word origins
- Bard
- Old EnglishAttestedpersonal name or boar(from Barda "personal name", bar "boar")
- sley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing")