Brinley is a given name and a surname meaning 'burned clearing’.
Notable people with the name include:
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Brinley Rees
Brinley Roderick Rees (27 December 1919 – 21 October 2004) was a Welsh academic. He wrote extensively on classics, particularly the study of the Greek language. His early work was devoted to Greek papyri; a later publication was devoted to th ...
(1919–2004), Welsh academic
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Brinley Richards (1904–1981), Welsh language poet, author, Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales 1972–1975
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Brinley D. Sleight Brinley Dering Sleight (March 11, 1835 – December 10, 1913) was an American politician and newspaper editor and publisher from Sag Harbor, New York.
Life
Sleight was born on March 11, 1835 in Sag Harbor, New York, the son of William Rysam Sleig ...
(1835–1913), American newspaper editor and politician
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Brinley Williams
Brinley "Bryn" Williams (3 April 1895 – 5 January 1987) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby wing who played rugby union for Llanelli and rugby league with Batley. At rugby union he won three caps for Wales, and at rugby league he won tw ...
(1895–1987), Welsh dual-code international rugby wing
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Henry Brinley Richards
Henry Brinley Richards (13 November 1817 – 1 May 1885) was a Welsh composer, who also published some works under the pseudonym 'Carl Luini'.
Richards was born in Hall Street, Carmarthen, his father being organist at St Peter's Church in the ...
(1817–1885), Welsh composer
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Bertrand R. Brinley (1917–1994), American writer of short stories and children's tales
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Charles Brinley
Charles Brinley (November 15, 1880 – February 17, 1946) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1913 and 1939. He was born in Yuma, Arizona and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, often re ...
(1880–1946), American actor of the silent era
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D. Putnam Brinley (1879–1963), American artist of the modernist school
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Godfrey Brinley
Godfrey Malbone Brinley (November 22, 1864 – May 6, 1939) was a tennis player from the United States, born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
He was a boy when tennis was first introduced to New Jersey and he took to the game quickly. At St. Paul’ ...
(1864–1939), tennis player from the United States
See also
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Brynlee (given name)
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Brinley, Ohio
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