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Brimley

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Brimley

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From Old English brōm (“broom”) + lēah (“wood”). Equivalent to broom + -ley and doublet of Bromley.

proper noun Brimleys

  1. countable, uncountable A village in Bovey Tracey parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7977).
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States.
  3. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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"Brimley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brimley. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Brimley. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brimley

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"Brimley." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brimley.

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@misc{brimley_2026,
  title = {Brimley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brimley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}