Definitions for Bradley
ˈbræd libradley

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bradley, Thomas Bradley, Tom Bradleynoun

   United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)

2. Bradley, Omar Bradley, Omar Nelson Bradleynoun

   United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)

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1. Bradleynoun

   transferred from the surname.

2. Etymology: Places in England, from brad "broad" + leah "meadow".

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1. Bradley

   Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English.Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular. It is also an Anglicisation of the Irish name Ó Brolacháin (also O’Brallaghan) from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The family moved and spread to counties Londonderry, Donegal and Cork, and England.

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1. bradley

   Bradley is primarily a common masculine name, often used as both a surname and given name. It originates from an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English. It could also refer to several places in the US, UK, and Canada, as well as various institutions, organizations, or products such as the Bradley University or Bradley fighting vehicle. The specific reference of "Bradley" would depend on the context.

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1. Bradley

   Bradley is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,784 at the 2000 census, and 15,070 in 2009. Bradley is a principal city of the Kankakee–Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kankakee County. The county is also part of the larger Chicago–Naperville–Michigan City, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area.

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1. BRADLEY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bradley is ranked #208 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bradley surname appeared 136,720 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 46 would have the surname Bradley.
   
   69.1% or 94,501 total occurrences were White.
   25% or 34,303 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 3,199 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 2,994 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 1,121 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 602 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • General
   • Politician

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce Bradley?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Bradley in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bradley in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bradley in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Bradley in a Sentence

1. Lady Gaga:

   Bradley Cooper really believed in me for the role of Ally Maine in'A Star Is Born' and the way that he empowered me to take helm of that character as well as take helm of the soundtrack and work with him so closely on a movie about music and a movie about musicians, it really was the success of our artistic collaboration and I think it landed me where I am now.

2. Lady Gagas:

   Bradley Cooper love interest in the movie. After the event, Bradley Cooper made a call to Lady Gagas agent inquiring about an impromptu audition for the part and the singer agreed, according to W Magazine. The second that I saw Bradley Cooper I was like, Have I known you my whole life ? It was an instant connection, instant understanding of one another.

3. Ashley Givens:

   The two efforts are interrelated. First, if the Army goes to war tonight or any time in the next 10 years, Bradleys will still make up the majority of the force…so the Army must invest at some level in Bradley for some period of time until NGCV is ready to enter production, the NGCV must be significantly better than today’s Bradley, or it begs the question ‘why are we doing this?’.

4. Barbara Bradley Baekgaard:

   The Kappa [ Kappa Gamma women's sorority ] house at Michigan State, Kappa Gamma women kind of brag that Kappa Gamma women started the company, kappa Gamma women were Barbara Bradley Baekgaard first test market, and it just grew from there.

5. Collings Foundation:

   Our thoughts and prayers are with those who were on that flight and we will be forever grateful to the heroic efforts of the first responders at Bradley, the Collings Foundation flight team is fully cooperating with officials to determine the cause of the crash of the B-17 Flying Fortress and will comment further when details become known.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bradley
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bradley
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bradley
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Bradley