Bradley
Bradley is a boy name of English origin, meaning Broad meadow.
What Bradley means
Broad meadow.
Bradley sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Bradley comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Bradley is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Bradley?
Bradley does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Bradley
Bradley spans the natural world and Earth, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Bradley
These share Bradley's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Camden — Winding valley.
- Canyon — A deep gorge in the earth.
- Dale — From the valley.
- Heath — The open moorland.
- Holden — From the deep valley.
- Landon — From the long hill.
- Ridge — From the mountain crest.
- Stanley — Dweller by the stony meadow.
- Bryn — Hill; a high mound.
- Glen — From the valley.
- Logan — From the little hollow.
- Avani — The earth.
More English names
- Bonnie — Pretty, cheerful and good.
- Brayden — Broad meadow; brave.
- Bluebell — The woodland bell flower.
- Briar — A wild, thorny rose bush.
- Blue — The colour of the sky and sea.
- Bristol — From the bridge by the meeting place.
- Bliss — Perfect joy.
- Bronx — From the New York borough.
- Blake — Dark; fair.
- Brooke — A small stream.