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    Brinley

    BRIN-lee

    English
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Burnt meadow; Tawny field
    Origin
    English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Brinley does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Burnt meadow; Tawny field", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Brinley.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Brinley is the meadow after fire — faith tried and proven precious, the field that grows greener because the flames passed through.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Isaiah 43:2

      "When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee."

    • 1 Peter 1:7

      "That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire."

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