Burnt meadow or settlement on a hill
Brinly is a modern variant of the English surname Brindley. It likely derives from Old English 'bryne', meaning fire or burnt, and 'leah', meaning a clearing or meadow, suggesting a place cleared by fire. It may also be related to the Welsh name Brynn, meaning hill.
Less common today
Brinly isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,329 in 2006.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
