Brinley is a given name and a surname meaning 'burned clearing’. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Brinley Rees (1919–2004), Welsh academic Brinley Richards (1904–1981), Welsh language poet, author, Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales 1972–1975 Brinley D. Sleight (1835–1913), American newspaper editor and politician Brinley Williams (1895–1987), Welsh dual-code international rugby wing Henry Brinley Richards (1817–1885), Welsh composer
Surname Acacia Brinley (born 1997), American influencer Bertrand R. Brinley (1917–1994), American writer of short stories and children's tales Charles Brinley (1880–1946), American actor of the silent era D. Putnam Brinley (1879–1963), American artist of the modernist school Godfrey Brinley (1864–1939), tennis player from the United States
See also Brinley, Ohio Brynlee (given name)
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