bradley

n. a common first name for a man or a boy.

n. a masculine given name, originally transferred from the habitational surname.

“Bradley decided to start his own business after working for ten years.”

“Bradley was named after his grandfather, a tradition that had been maintained in his family for four generations.”

n. a family name or surname.

n. an English habitational surname derived from Old English words meaning 'broad clearing'.

“The teacher called out 'Mr. Bradley' to get the student's attention.”

“The author, whose surname was Bradley, spent years researching the history of the village that shared his name.”