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Bradly

Meaning — A variant spelling of Bradley, from the Old English Brādlēah, meaning "broad meadow" or "broad clearing" — from brād ("broad") and lēah ("meadow," "clearing," or "woodland clearing"). Bradley became a common English surname from the medieval period and transferred to given-name use in the 19th century. The Bradly spelling is a simplified American variant that drops one L.·Old English origin·Male·BRAD-lee

Bradly Bradly shares the open, practical American quality of Bradley — a name for solid, dependable characters who are comfortable in the outdoors and in themselves, whose broad reliability is as legible as the meadow in their name's etymology. The simplified spelling suggests either family tradition or a slight informality of attitude that suits approachable protagonists.

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Contemporary FictionSouthern FictionAdventureYoung Adult

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