Bradley is an English given name derived from a placename meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English.
| Pronunciation | /ˈbrædli/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old English, Irish |
| Meaning | "broad wood", "broad clearing"[1] |
| Region of origin | England, Ireland |
The given name Brad is often a diminutive of Bradley. Like many English given names, Bradley can also be used as a surname.
Notable people with the given name include:
- Bradley Ally (born 1986), three-time Olympic swimmer from Barbados
- Bradley Barcola (born 2002), French footballer
- Bradley Beattie (born 1957), English footballer
- Bradley Bozeman (born 1994), American football player
- Bradley Chubb (born 1996), American football player
- Bradley Cooper (born 1975), American actor
- Bradley Hore (born 1981), Australian flyweight boxer
- Bradley James, English actor
- Bradley Marchand (born 1988), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Bradley May (born 1971), Canadian former professional ice hockey player
- Bradley McGee (born 1976), Australian professional cyclist (road and track)
- Bradley McIntosh (born 1981), British singer, rapper and actor, member of S Club 7
- Bradley Mousley (born 1996), Australian tennis player
- Bradley Nowell (1968–1996), American musician
- Bradley Steven Perry (born 1998), American actor
- Bradley G. Pieper (born 1942), American businessman and politician
- Bradley Simpson (born 1995), British musician with The Vamps
- Bradley Quinn (born 1976), Northern Irish photographer
- Bradley Walsh (born 1960), English comedian and TV presenter
- Bradley Whitford (born 1959), American actor
- Bradley Wiggins (born 1980), British professional cyclist (road and track)
- Bradley Woodward (born 1998), Australian swimmer
- Bradley was the given name of Chelsea Manning (born 1987), the American whistleblower/video leaker in Wikileaks' Collateral Murder case before she announced her gender transition
References
edit- ^ "The Name Bradley – Origin and Meaning of Bradley". Male & Female Names: A Dictionary of Names. Name Meanings & Name Origins (MFnames.com). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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