Birley
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name is likely derived from the Old English 'birce' (birch tree) and 'lēah' (clearing or meadow). It signifies a clearing in a birch wood or a meadow with birch trees.
Word origins
- Bir
- Old EnglishAttestedbirch(from birce "birch tree")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing, meadow")