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In English, the meaning of the name '''Bradley''' from a surname and place name based on the [[Old English]] words for broad clearing, broad wood and beard.
It is also an [[Anglicisation]] of the [[Irish language|Irish Gaelic]] name O’Brolachán (also O’Brallaghan) from [[County Tyrone]] in [[Northern Ireland]]. The family moved and spread to counties [[County Londonderry|Londonderry]], [[County Donegal|Donegal]] and [[County Cork|Cork]].
More recently, Bradley has been used as a [[Christian name]].
==People==
===First name===
'''Bradley''' is the first name of several notable people:
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* [[Bradley Ayers]] (born 1935), former CIA operative
* [[Bradley Cooper (athlete)|Bradley Cooper]] (born 1957), Bahamian discus thrower and shot putter
* [[Bradley McIntosh]] (born 1981), former member of S Club 7
* [[Bradley Nowell]] (February 22, 1968 – May 25, 1996), American musician who served as lead singer and guitarist of the ''ska-punk'' band '''Sublime'''
* [[Bradley Loretta]] (born 1933), American psychologist
* [[Brad Pitt]] (born 1963), contemporary American actor and director
* [[Brad Hogg]] (born 1970), Australian cricket player
===Surname===
'''Bradley''' may be the [[surname]] of these and other notable people:
*[[Andrew Cecil Bradley]] (1851-1935), English Shakespearean scholar
*[[Bill Bradley]] (born 1943), basketball player and U.S. Senator
*[[Bill Bradley (baseball player)]] (1878–1954), early 20th-century third baseman in Major League Baseball
*[[Brian Bradley]] (born 1965), Canadian hockey player
*[[Bruce Bradley]] (born 1947), American water polo player
*[[Celeste Bradley]] (fl.2001), American author of romance novels
*[[Craig Bradley]] (born 1963), Australian rules football player
*[[Ed Bradley]] (1941–2006), American journalist
*[[F. H. Bradley]] (1846–1924), British idealist philosopher
*[[Foghorn Bradley]] (1855-1900), American baseball umpire
*[[George Bradley]] (1852-1931), American baseball player
*[[George Bradley (Medal of Honor recipient)]] (1881-1942), American naval officer
*[[Gwendolyn Bradley]], American soprano
*[[Henry Bradley]] (1845–1923), Oxford English Dictionary editor
*[[James Bradley]] (1693–1762), English astronomer
*[[John Bradley]], British author of The Racing Motorcyle volumes
*[[Joseph Philo Bradley]] (1813-1892), Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1870-1892
*[[Marion Zimmer Bradley]] (1930–1999), American science fiction author
*[[Matt Bradley]] (born 1978), Canadian professional hockey player
*[[Omar Bradley]] (1893–1981), U.S. general
*[[Peter Bradley]] (born 1953), English politician
*[[Ryan Bradley]], (born 1983), American figure skater
*[[Shawn Bradley]] (born 1972), retired American basketball player
*[[Stephanie Bradley]] (born 1988), London based Make-Up Artist, Model and style Icon
*[[Tom Bradley (politician)]] (1917–1998), five-term mayor of Los Angeles, California
*[[W. C. Bradley]] (1863–1947), American entrepreneur and Coca-Cola chairman
*[[Will H. Bradley]] (1868-1962), American Art Nouveau illustrator and artist
==Places==
===Canada===
* [[Bradley, Bruce County, Ontario]]
* [[Bradley, Chatham-Kent, Ontario]]
* [[Bradley, Quebec]]
* [[Bradley Corner, New Brunswick]]
* [[Bradley Creek, British Columbia]]
* [[Bradley Creek, Ontario]]
* [[Bradley's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador]]
===England===
* [[Bradley, Cheshire]]
* [[Bradley, Derbyshire]]
* [[Bradley, Gloucestershire]]
* [[Bradley, Hampshire]]
* [[Bradley, Lincolnshire]]
* [[Bradley, North Yorkshire]]
* [[Bradley, Staffordshire]]
* [[Bradley, West Midlands]]
* [[Bradley, West Yorkshire]], near Huddersfield
* [[Bradley Cross]], Somerset
* [[Bradley Fold]], Greater Manchester
* [[Bradley Green, Cheshire]]
* [[Bradley Green, Gloucestershire]]
* [[Bradley Green, Somerset]]
* [[Bradley Green, Warwickshire]]
* [[Bradley Green, Worcestershire]]
* [[Bradley in the Moors]], Staffordshire
* [[Bradley Mills]], West Yorkshire
* [[Bradley Mount]], Cheshire
* [[Bradley Stoke]], Gloucestershire
===Wales===
* [[Bradley]], Wrexham County Borough
===United States===
* [[Bradley, Arkansas]]
* [[Bradley, California]]
* [[Bradley, Florida]]
* [[Bradley, Illinois]]
* [[Bradley, Maine]]
* [[Bradley, Michigan]]
* [[Bradley, New York]]
* [[Bradley, Oklahoma]]
* [[Bradley, South Carolina]]
* [[Bradley, South Dakota]]
* [[Bradley, West Virginia]]
* [[Bradley, Wisconsin]]
* [[Bradley Beach, New Jersey]]
* [[Bradley County, Arkansas]]
* [[Bradley County, Tennessee]]
==Other uses==
* [[Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts]], York, Pennsylvania, USA
* [[Bradley Automotive]], a maker of [[kit_car|kit cars]]
* [[Bradley Foundation]], a conservative non-profit foundation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* [[Bradley House]], a National Trust property in England
* [[Bradley International Airport]] in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA
* [[Bradley Pharmaceuticals]] in New Jersey, USA
* [[Bradley University]], Peoria, Illinois, USA
* [[M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle|M2/M3 Bradley]], armored fighting vehicle
* The [[Bradley method of natural childbirth]]
* The [[Bradley method of bush regeneration]]
* [[W. C. Bradley Co.]] in Georgia, USA
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