Bromley
hamlet · Hertfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bromley means 'the broom-covered clearing'. It combines the Old English word 'brōm' (broom) with 'lēah' (clearing or meadow).
Word origins
- brōm
- Old EnglishAttestedbroom(from brōm "broom")
- lēah
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing, meadow")