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Village/Town Names(Saxon derivation)

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This page shows segments of place names that can be related to Saxon locations.
 
Segment Derivation Translation
starting in eg   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
starting in ip   yppe   a raised place, a lookout place
starting in l   el   person
starting in ring   ringe   spiders/spider webs
starting in sino   seonu   round
ac   aac   oak trees
acc   aac   oak trees
acre   æcer   a field, land which is sown, sown land
adur   ædr   vein or artery
ag   haga   A haw, berry of the hawthorn or an enclosure
age   æc   oak
al   el   eel
alcis   alþes   ale - beer
ald   eald   old or ancient or fire
aldr   ealdor/alor   elderman head of the tribe/elder tree
alk   alþes   ale
all   ellen/alr/aler   elder tree
aller   ellen/alr/aler   elder trees
alling   aler ænge   elder tree - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
alr   ellen/alr/aler   elder trees
alt   alet   fire - possibly crematory
am   hamm   Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty.
ending in am   hamm   Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty.
amp   þam   well watered or wet area
an   ƿan   Wetlands
ang   ang   narrow
apple   apuldre   apple trees
appled   apuldre   apple trees
ar   ar   oar
ard   arod   arum lily
arl   æl   eel
arun   hærn   tidal
as   æsc   ash trees
ash   æsc   ash trees
ashes   æsc   ash trees
ast   est   east
at   æt   at (near)
athel   aþ el   oath taker(someone who has taken the kings oath)
attle   at-land   place where oats are grown
auck   aac   oak trees
augh   haga   a fenced in place
avon   afon   the river avon
ax   æsc   ash tree
ending in ay   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
ayl   æl   an eel
ayles   æles   eels
bac   bæce/bæc   beech tree/brook
bad   baed   bed or bath
bag   baeg   a collar
bake   becc   a beck or brook
bal   bæl   funeral pyre
bald   bæl   fire
ban   ban   bone
bank   banc   a bench, bank, hillock or tumulus tumulus
bar   bær   beer or a place where barley was grown
barc   barc   bark of a tree
Bard   barda   Ship with an iron beak
barm   barm   a bosom
barn   beorn   burn,fire or light
bas   basu   a type of scarlet robe
basing   basing   a short cloak
bath   bæþ   bath - usually associated with natural warm springs
baw   bær/bar   beer or a place where barley was grown/a boar
be   bi   bees
beach   bæce/bæc   beech tree / brook or modern meaning seafront
beachy   bæce/bæc   beech tree / brook or modern meaning seafront
beacon   beacen   a high point where warnings can be made
bec   bec   a small fast stream
becc   becc   a beck or brook
beck   bec   a small fast stream
bed   baed   bed or bath
bedd   baed   bed or carrier of letters(postman) or bath
bedding   bedding   bedding or straw
beech   baece   beech trees
beer   bær   beer or a place where barley was grown
beest   bæst   rope making - the inner part of the linden or lime-tree was mostly used for making ropes
beet   bete   a root from which sugar is often extracted
bel   bæl   a pyre
bell   bæl   fire, flame probably the fire of a funeral pile a crematorium
benen   binne   a manger - so most likely sheep
ber   bær   beer or a place where barley was grown
berg   beorg   a high place - a hill
berge   beorg   a high place - hill
berk   berc   birch trees
berke   berc   birch trees
berry   beorg/berie   a high place - a hill / berry
bi   bærn   barn
bid   baed   bed or bath
bidden   biddende   praying - a religous center
big   bicgan   to buy possible a market
biggles   bigels   an arch or vault usually relates to a bridge
bil   bæl/bil   a place of funerals/a bill hook
bill   bæl/bil   a place of funerals/a bill hook
bilt   bitl   a mallet
bin   binne   a manger - so most likely sheep
birch   birka/berc/beorc   birch tree
birl   bærlic   barley
birt   beorht   bright
bishop   bisceop   land owned by a bishop
bitt   byt   bottle or flagon
black   blaec   black or black land
blake   blæc   black or black land
bland   blandan   a place where people meet
blank   blanc   grey
blatch   blæc   black or black land
blick   blæc   black or black land
blue   bleo   blue
blythe   bliþ   sweet or pleasant
bodi   bodan   ships keel - probably shipyard
bodle   botl   a hall house or mansion(possibly Roman)
bog   bog/bæg   an arm or shoulder/a collar
bognor   bugan ora   landing place of the inhabitants
bol   bol   a curving shape
bonn   beam   trees
bor   bor   a gimlet, a borer
bore   boring   place where a tidal bore takes place - narrow point of a river between two hills
born   burn   a brook or stream
borne   burn   a brook or stream
borough   burh   from Roman Burgus a roman signalling place or one of Alfred the Great's fortifications
bos   bæst   rope making - the inner part of the linden or lime-tree was mostly used for making ropes
bosh   bæst   rope making - the inner part of the linden or lime-tree was mostly used for making ropes
bot   botl   a hall house or mansion(possibly Roman)
bottom   botm   lowest or deepest part of anything
bough   boh   anything curved or bent such as a tree bough
bour   bor   a gimlet, a borer
bourn   burn   a brook or stream
bourne   burn   a brook or stream
bow   boh   a bow
ending in br   bricge   a bridge
bra   bræst   brass
brad   brad   broad
brain   breneþ   burn, burning
bram   bræmel   a bramble
brast   þæst   leaven or ferment
braugh   breaw   brewed
bread   bred   board or plank
brede   bræde   wide
bren   byrnan   burning
brench   breneþ   burning - probably a signal point
brent   brent   river brent
brid   bridd   young birds, presumably a bird colony
bridg   bricge   a bridge
bridge   bricge   a bridge
bright   birihto   bright, wide view
brink   brinig   burning -possibly a signalling place
bris   bræs   brass
broad   bræd   broad or wide
brocken   broccen   a long coat made of badger skins
brom   brom   broom plant
brook   broc   a brook or stream
broom   brom   broom plant
brough   burh/beorg   fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts - can also be used to mean high place
brow   bru   a brow
brown   brun/baran   colour produced by burning/or to carry
brox   brocc   badgers
buck   buc   a male deer
build   bu-lid   ship people dwelling
bull   bul   male farm animal
bulver   burgh wær   burh/beorg - fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / a high place - hill
wær - the sea
bun   bin   manger of crib
bung   þung   a poisonous plant
bunt   brant   high, deep, steep, difficult,
bur   beorg   a high place - a hill
burg   beorg   a high place - hill
burgh   beorg   a high place - hill
burn   burn   a brook or stream
burnan   burn   a brook or stream
burrow   burh hleow   the fortress refuge
burrows   burh hleow   the fortress refuge
bury   burh/beorg/berie   fortified place, castle - usually associated with old Roman forts / can also be used to mean high place / berry
cad   cæd   a boat
caister   cæster   roman fortified town- from latin castrum
caistor   cæster   roman fortified town- from latin castrum
cal   cawel   cabbage
calde   ceald   cold - probably meaning abandoned - usually associated with roman locations
caldi   ceald   cold - probably meaning abandoned - usually associated with roman locations
calne   calan   cold
cam   camb   comb - probably derived from teasels
can   þan   wetlands
canter   cantwara   the tribe occupying kent pre saxon
carr   carr   a rock
cart   ceart   a rough common overrun with gorse, broom, bracken
caster   cæster   roman fortified town- from latin castrum
castle   castellum   starting in castle were probably small Roman forts
castor   cæster   roman fortified town- from latin castrum
cat   cattes   cat mint
cater   citere   a harp
cats   cattes   cat mint
caw   cawl   colewort - field cabbage
cawl   cawl   colewort - field cabbage
ceat   sceat   promentory
cester   cæster   roman fortified town
ceter   cæster   roman fortified town
chaf   ceaf   chaff
chaff   ceaf   chaff
chai   cælc/cealf   chalk/calf
chalv   cealf   calf
char   carr   a stone or rock
chart   ceart   a rough common overrun with gorse, broom, bracken
chat   cete   A cabin or cellar
chatter   ceder   cedar trees
cheap   ceap   good price - market
chel   ceosel   Gravel or shingle
chelten   ciltern   the chiltern hills
chep   ceap   good price - market
cher   cer   a turn
ches   cyse   cheese
chesil   ceosel   Gravel or shingle
chester   cæster   roman fortified town
chi   chyae   a crow or jay
chid   cæd   boat
chidd   cæd   boat
chig   cycgel   strong stick, a cudgel
chil   cele/ceorl   cold / a freeman
chilt   cilct   chalk
chilver   cilfor   female lamb
chip   ceap   good price - market
chipp   ceap   good price - market
chipping   ceapen   to trade, market
church   cirice   burial ground
cinder   sinder   dross, metal impurity
ciren   cicen   chicken
clax   claþ   cloth
clay   clæg   clay or possibly pottery
cleve   cleaf   to clove or cut
cley   clæg   clay or possibly pottery
cliff   clif   a cliff or steep decent
cliffe   clif   a cliff or steep decent
cock   cocc/coccel   a male chicken/cockle
cogges   crog   a small bottle - amphora
col   coln   river colne/pebble stones
cold   ceald   cold - usually meaning abandoned roman location
cole   cawl   kale or cabbage
coll   cnoll   a hill top
coln   coln   a pebble or stone
comb   comb   A low place enclosed with hills, a valley
combe   comb   A low place enclosed with hills, a valley
comp   comb   a valley
con   cuna   cows
cood   cæd   a boat
cook   coc/coccel   a cock / cockles
cool   cæol/cæle   a small ship or vessel/a keel
coombe   comb   A low place enclosed with hills, a valley
cor   cor   river cor
corn   corn   corn - wheat
cors   cærse   watercress
cosh   cærse   watercress
cot   cotlyf   a small village
cote   cotlyf   a small village
cott   cotlyf   a small village
cottages   cotlyf   small village
coty   cotlyf   a small village
coven   cofan   convent
cox   coc   a cock
cran   cræn   the bird - crane
craw   crawe   the bird - crow
credi   credic   a bowl
cricket   crocca   a pot or pitcher
cro   croh/craw/crog   crocus/a crow/a small bottle - amphora
crock   croc   A crock, pitcher, waterpot or flagon,
crook   crycc   a crook or staff
cross   cruce   a cross(religious) , a crook or water pot, a crossing point
crow   craw/croh/crog   crow(bird)/crocus(saffron)/small pot
cuck   cuc   quick or rapid
cum   cuman   go with
da   doe   female deer
dale   dæl   valley
dalling   daeling   a dividing,a parting - a border or boundary
dane   daen/den-bera   a valley / woodland swine pasture
darenth   daroþ   spear, javelin, weapon
darl   dæl   a dale
dart   daroþ   spear, javelin or weapon
datch   þæc   roof covering(possibly reeds - thatch)
dav   doh   dough - bread making
daven   doh þen   bread maker
deep   deop   a deep place on land or deep water near the sea
deeping   diþing   killing place, possible an abattoir
del   dæl   a deep hollow or valley
dell   dæl   a deep hollow or valley
den   daen/den-bera   a valley / a forest swine pasture, most were settled after Domesday
der   deor   any wild animal but usually deer
dere   deor   deer
des   dærst   ferment
dic   dic   a dyke, a mound or bank
dich   dic   a dyke, a mound or bank
dick   dic   a dyke, a mound or bank
dickle   dic el   the people of the dike
did   dydan   place of killing - abbatoir
dik   dic   a dyke, a mound or bank
dike   dic   trench, ditch; an earthwork with a trench or a moat
dis   dic   a dyke, a mound or bank
diss   þes   place of demons
ditch   dic   a dyke, a mound or bank
dock   dox   dark coloured
dol   dol   steep side valley
dole   dolh   steep sided valley
ending in don   dun   a place near a steep hill/hillfort
dor   dora/dor   a bumble bee/door
dorm   þorn   a thorn
dorn   þorn   a thorn
down   dun/dune   a hill, mountain
dray   dragan   to pull (cart)
drif   dræf   a drove
duck   duce   a duck
dun   dun   a mountain or hill
dune   dun   a hill
dunge   dinne   stormy or tempestuous
dur   deor   deer
durr   deor   deer
dyke   dic   trench, ditch; an earthwork with a trench or a moat
dym   demman   dam to stop water
ea   ea   stream
ear   ærn   habitation
earl   eorl   an earl, important person
eas   gos   geese
ease   ease   wild carrot
east   east   east
ebb   ebba/yppe   ebb low tide a receding of water/a raised place, a lookout place
ebbs   ebba/yppe   ebb low tide a receding of water/a raised place, a lookout place
ebony   ebba en æg   people of the ebb and flow/tidal island
eden   eðan   overflowing
edge   ecg   corner, edge or point
edmund   edmund   a saint
edmunds   edmund   a saint
eel   æl   an eel
el   el   person
ell   eel   eel
ellen   ellen   elder tree
elm   ellm   elm tree
elms   ellm   elm tree
en   en   word termination usually means 'of'
end   ende   end terminus
engle   engle   the Angles(people)
eorp   eorp/eorþ   Dark, dusky, brown, swarthy/earthy
eorpe   eorp/eorþ   Dark, dusky, brown, swarthy/earthy
epp   yppe   a raised place, a lookout place
eps   ebba/yppe   ebb low tide a receding of water/a raised place, a lookout place
er   ere   a person
eridge   ern hrycg   eagle ridge
ering   ere ænge   people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
ern   ærn   a house or cottage
erne   ærn   a house or cottage
es   æs/æst   meat/east
ending in et   æg   æg - an island also eye, ye, sea
etch   weacg   metal
eter   cæster   roman fortified town
ending in eth   hyð   hythe - usually a harbour or port, an important or first one, or starting point
ett   eþ   waves
ew   euwa   a sheep
ewas   ewes   ewes sheep
ewe   euwa   a sheep
ex   æc   oak tree
ey   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
ending in ey   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
eye   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
eype   yppe   a raised place, a lookout place
fair   fær   a ship or vessel
fairwarp   feld-wyrt   herb - field wort
faken   þacian   to thatch
fall   feoh el   the cattle people
fant   fant   holy spring or well
far   fah   coloured
fare   fær   journey or fair or fever
farm   feorm   food, provision, goods, substance
farth   feorða   a quarter or piece
faver   fæðer   feathers
fel   fel   skin, hides or pelts
feld   feld   a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well
felt   felt   a saddle cloth
fen   fenn   a fen
fenny   fennig   marshy muddy or dirty
fern   fearn   a fern
ferr   fer/fer   a journey/ship
field   feld   a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well
fields   feld   a field however quite a number were derived from welle a well
fil   fild   a level field, even, flat land
fin   fioh-en   cattle - male - bulls
finc   finc   finch the bird
firle   firhþ/firl   peaceful/distant place
firth   frið   peaceful
five   fif   five
fleet   fleot   a fast moving body of water,a bay, estuary, river etc - a place where boats float
fleg   flega   fly
flem   flæm   put to flight - possibly a battleground
fletch   flæsc   flesh - possibly deer
flim   flime   fugitives
flint   flint   a hard brittle rock
flot   fleot   a fast moving body of water,a bay, estuary, river etc - a place where boats float
flush   flys   fleece
fms   ferme   originally a rent or lease, from 17th century the current meaning of farm
fo   feoh   cattle
fold   fealdan   pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals
folds   fealdan   pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals
folk   folc/feoh   people or tribe / cattle
folke   folc/feoh   people or tribe / cattle
font   funta   a spring
ford   forda   shallow place where a river can be crossed
forth   forda   shallow place where a river can be crossed
fos   fæs   a fringe/boundary usually associated with a ditch
foss   fæs   a fringe/boundary usually associated with a ditch
foul   feoh el   the cattle people
four   foewer   number four
frad   þræd   thread
fram   fram   firm or stout
fre   for   pig or hog
friez   fæs   fringe or border
fril   þræl   slave, a thrall
fris   fyrs   furze bushes (gorse)
frisk   frisca   bittern
frit   friþ   under protection of the church or king
frith   friþ   under protection of the church or king
fritten   fennig   marshy, muddy
frods   froxas   frogs
frome   fram   firm or stout
front   funta   a spring
ful   ful   foul
full   ful   foul
furz   fyrs   juniper trees
furze   fyrs   juniper trees
gain   þegn   thane - a servant, one who does service for another
gate   gat   an entrance - from gat eye of a needle or a hole - appears related to roman roads, or parks
gay   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
ged   ced   boats
gen   gan   a walk
george   george   saint george
gid   gid   a song or entertainment
gidd   gid   a song or entertainment
gild   gild   a fraternity - guild
giming   gamian   to game, play, sport
gip   ge-weorp   a heap
gla   glæs   glass
glind   glind   fence of boards or railing
glinde   glind   fence of boards or railing
glou   glæw   skilful
glynd   glind   fence of boards or railing
glynde   glind   fence of boards or railing
gnat   gnæt   a gnat
goat   geat   goat
god   god   good
gold   gold/geld   metal/castrate - possibly means horses here
golden   gold/geld   metal/castrate - possibly means horses here
goodwin   geard win   enclosed pasture
goose   gos   a goose
gor   gor   pulp or dirt
gote   geat   goat
goud   gewæd   a ford
graf   graf   a grove of trees
graves   græf   trench/bush or bramble
gray   graeg   colour between black and white
great   great   big, tall, thick, stout, massive; coarse
green   grene   grassy
greta   grytta   coarse meal or grit
grey   graeg   colour between black and white
grin   grin   a snare or trap
groom   brom   broom plant
grove   groue   a grove
guest   gist/gæst   yeast(possibly bread) or guest(visitors)
guild   ge-gild   a guild, society, or club
guist   gist   yeast probably brewing
guld   gild   a fraternity - guild
gulde   gild   a fraternity - guild
gus   gist/gæst   yeast(possibly bread) or guest(visitors)
had   hæsel/hæƿ   hazel trees / heath or wasteland where heather grows
hail   hæg/haga   an enclosure / a haw, berry of the hawthorn
hal   heall   hall
half   healf   a half or part
hall   heall   hall
ham   hamm   Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty.
hammer   hamor   a hammer
hamp   þam   well watered or wet area
hams   hamm   Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty.
han   þan   damp
hand   hand   hand
hank   hæc   a fish catching frame
hap   heop/heap   rose hip/pile or mound
happis   heopes   rose hips
har   here   an army, a host, multitude
harbor   here-beorg   Harbour, shelter, lodgings or quarters
harbour   here-beorg   Harbour, shelter, lodgings or quarters
hard   heard   solid and firm
hare   hara   herb haresfoot
harlow   har hleow   the old refuge
harow   har hleow   the old refuge
harrow   har hleow   the old refuge
hart   heort   a male deer or stag
harts   heort   a male deer or stag
hatch   haecce   a fence of railings or a gate usually to a royal hunting park
havant   haefen   a haven, port
haven   haefen   a haven, port
hawk   hafoc/haga   a hawk / a haw, berry of the hawthorn
hay   heg   hay or dried grass
head   heafod   head or promontary
heath   hæþ   heath or wasteland where heather grows
heche   hecge/hæcce   hedge or lightly wooded/fenced
hedge   hecge   hedge or lightly wooded
heding   hengen   a place of hanging
hel   hell   the grave - burial place
hell   hell   the grave - burial place
hemel   hamel   rugged
heming   hemming   a type of leather shoe
hemm   haem   top
hemming   hemming   a type of leather shoe
hemp   hemeþe   an undergarment with short sleeves, a shirt
here   haere   foreign troops
herne   ern   eagle
herr   haere   foreign troops
herst   hyrst   A clearing in the Forest, most were settled after Domesday
hert   heort   a male deer or stag
hever   hæfer   a male goat
hex   hecen/ticcen   a kid - small goat
hey   heg   hay or dried grass
heydon   hædern   a store / store room
hick   hæc   hatch, grating, a gate made of latticework
high   hoh   of great height, tall, conspicuously elevated
hil   hyll   a hill
hill   hyll   a hill
hills   hyll   hills
hin   hæn   hen/chicken
hinck   hlinc   a bank forming a boundary
hind      a female deer
hink   hlinc   a bank forming a boundary
hirst   hyrst   A clearing in the Forest, most were settled after Domesday
hitch   hæc   hatch, grating, a gate made of latticework
hith   hyð   hythe - usually a harbour or port, an important or first one, or starting point
hithe   hyð   hythe - usually a harbour or port, an important or first one, or starting point
ho   hus   short for house - dwelling, shelter, house - from Proto-Germanic *husan
hoath   hæþ   heath or wasteland where heather grows
hock   hock   mallow
hoe   hoh   a headland or promontory originally heel
hol   hol   A hole, hollow, cavern or den
hole   hol/hal   a hole, cavern or hollow
holk   holc   a hollow or a cavity
holl   holl/hoh   cavern/a headland or promontory originally heel
holme   holmr   small island
holt   holt   a wood or copse
holtye   holt æ   a stream in a wood
holy   halag   holy, consecrated, sacred, godly
home   hjem   home - A village or location originally found in valleys with sea access hence Home for the Saxons - in later years this derivation changed to mean near water.
honi   haen   a hen - chicken
hoo   hoh   a headland or promontory originally heel
hooe   hoh   a headland or promontory originally heel
hook   hoc   mallow plant
hope   hofa   the court of a prince or justice
hor   hoar/heort   frosty/ a hart - stag
horn   horn   a horn-shaped projection
horne   þorn   a thorn
hors   heors   horse
horse   heors   horse
hoth   hæþ   heath or wasteland where heather grows
hough   hoh   a headland or promontory originally heel
house   hus   dwelling, shelter, house - from Proto-Germanic *husan
hov   hofe   violas
hove   hofe   viola
hun   hæn   hen/chicken
hunger   hanga   a slope
hunt   hunt   hunting
hunting   hunting   hunting
hurst   hyrst   A clearing in the Forest, most were settled after Domesday
hythe   hyð   hythe - usually a harbour or port, an important or first one, or starting point
i   iw   yew
iam   æg hamm   an island - a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty.
ic   æc   oak
ickle   Hæcce el   The people who fish using fishframes
ickles   Hæcce el s   The many people who fish using fishframes
idge   hrycg   ridge - originally a back of an animal
ight   ehta/hwit   eight(no idea what this would mean though)/white
iham   æg hamm   an island - a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty.
il   ildu   old
in   en   the people of
ing   ænge   troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
ing's   ænge   ænge troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
ings   ænge   troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
inner   innera   inner interior not used till 1400's
ip   yppe   a raised place, a lookout place
ir   ir   axe shaped ridge
iren   iren   iron implements
is   es   ice - cold
ending in is   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
isen   isen   iron working
island   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
isle   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
itch   yce   frog
ending in ith   hyð   hythe - usually a harbour or port, an important or first one, or starting point
ivy   ifig   ivy
jev   geofon   the sea
kane   cyne   king or royal
kates   cattes   cat mint
kell   cæol /cæle   a small ship or vessel/a keel
ken   cen   torch
kenn   cen   torch
kid   cæd   a boat
kiln   cylen   a kiln
king   cyng   the king's
kings   cyng   the king's
kipp   cyp   chip, beam, log, trunk of a tree
kirt   cyrtel   vest, garment, frock or coat
kitch   cicen   chicken
kneb   cnæp   top of a hill/a button
knee   cneo   a knee or a bend
knell   cnyll   Tolling of Bell, or Clang of metal
knoll   cnoll   hill top
knut   cnut   King Canute
lac   lacu   a lake, pool or stream
lade   lædan   to make, produce
lady   hlæfdige   a lady
lake   lacu   a lake or pond
lam   lam   mud or clay
lamb   lamb   a lamb
lamber   lamb   a lamb
lan   lang   tall or high
lanc   wlæc   splendid, rich, arrogant
land   land   ground, earth or field
lands   land   ground, earth or field
lane   lanu   narrow hedged-in road
lang   læng   long
lank   læng   long
lark   lawerce   a lark - bird
laugh   hlæw   a low rounded hill
law   hælw   a low rounded hill
lay   leah   A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
le   leah   A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
lea   leah   A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
leam   læmen   clay - earthenware
leap   hleap   to leap
leath   læð   land
lech   leac   a leek
lee   leah   A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
leek   leac   leek
leem   lim   lime
lees   lǽs   a pasture
leigh   leah   A lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
leo   leah   a lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
les   læca   leech
letch   læce   leech
level   lifer   a level surface
lew   hlæw   a low rounded hill
lewes   hloew eas   shelter, protection, covering, refuge by the river
ley   æg/leah   an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland
lich   lic   dead bodies(funeral place)
lid   hlaed   a pile or mound or agger
lide   hlaed   a pile or mound or agger
light   lihtan   to shine - give light
lim   læmen   made of clay, earthen
lime   læmen   made of clay, earthen
limen   læmen   river full of silt(clay)
limps   læmen   clayey or earthen
lin   lin/lind   flax/lime tree
lind   glind/lynd   fence of boards or railing/grease
ling   el ænge   people of a troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
link   hlinc   rising ground
lip   hlip/hliþ   a place to jump over / a hillside
lis   lǽs   a pasture
lit   lit   a small boat
little   lytel   little, small
liver   liþ   limb shaped
loch   loh   an inlet or large lake
lock   loc   an enclosure or fold
long   lange   long
lop   loppe   flea, spider or silk worm
lough   loh   an inlet or large lake
low   hleow   A shelter, protection, covering, refuge
lower   lower   lower than
lul   læl   flexible twigs, switches or withe
lull   læl   flexible twigs, switches or withe
lut   lad   a watercourse
lutt   hlutre   bright
ly   æg/leah   an island near the sea / woodland clearing if inland
lydd   hlaed/lid   a pile or mound or agger or a ship
lym   lim   lime, cement or glue
lyme   læmen   made of clay, earthen
lympne   hlimme æg   a torrent(very fast water) island
lynd   glind/lynd   fence of boards or railing/grease
lynn   lean   a gift/reward
maid   mæd   a meadow
mal   melu   flour
mallet   mælmete   food
man   mann   man
mans   mann   man
mar   maera/mære   boundaries/sea or lake (large body of water)
mark   maerc   a boundary
marl   marl/mærel   a type of limestone/A rope for mooring a ship
marsh   mersc   a fen, bog or marsh
mary   mary   saint mary
mat   mæþ/ma   mowing / pickaxe
may   mæþ/mæge   mowing - hay/kinswoman
may's   mese or mece   a Table / Swords(meaning defended)
mays   mese/mece   a Table / Swords(meaning defended)
meadow   medu   mead, a drink made from honey
melk   melc   milk
mell   mela   meal or flour
mer   mære   sea or lake (large body of water)
mere   mære   sea or lake (large body of water)
mering   maere ænge   troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages) near the sea
mes   mes   dung
meth   mearþ   a marten(weasel)
mid   middan   central middle
middle   middel   the middle - between
mil   mil   millet
mill   miln   a mill to grind grain
min   min   small
minster   minster   large church or monastry
mon   mon   man
mond   mund   a mound
moor   mor   wet boggy land
mor   mor   a moor, waste and damp land
more   mere   the sea - possibly an inlet
moss   mos   a mossy place
mount   munt   a mountain or mound
mouth   muða   mouth of a river
mow   mæw   sea gull
ms   mesan   eating
mump   munt   a mountain or mound
mund   mund   guardian, man of power/hill(mound)
mylke   mylc   milc
nash   næsc   fawn skin
naze   næsse   promentory, headland or cape
ne   niew   new
need   nædl   needle
neot   neat   ox or cow
nes   næsse   promentory, headland or cape
ness   næsse   promentory, headland or cape
nether   næddre   adder snake
new   niew   new
newen   neowan   recent
next   neah   nearby
ney   en æg   en - people of and æg - an island
nin   ge-nimen   land taken
nor   norþ   north
nord   norð   north
north   norþ   north
nour   norþ   north
nut   hnutu   nut
oak   aac   oak tree
ock   aac   oak tree
oe   ewe   sheep
off   ofen   an oven or furnace usually used for processing raw materials
oke   aac   oak tree
old   eald   old or ancient
om   hjem   home - A village or location originally found in valleys with sea access hence Home for the Saxons - in later years this derivation changed to mean near water.
ending in on   tƿrn   a high place. Usually a village or a location originally settled on hills.
ond   ond   and
ending in op   hofa   the court of a prince or justice
ore   ore/ora   a mineral in raw state/a shore, haven or port
orle   orildu/horh   very old / clammy air - foggy
otter   otor   an otter
ottery   otor   an otter
ouse   use   the river ouse possibly derived from osle - blackbirds
outer   utera   outer outmost not used till 1400's
over   ofer   an edge, border, margin
overy   ofer-yð   excessive waves or waves of a tempestuous sea
owsle   osle   blackbird
ox   oxan   oxen
oxn   oxan   oxen
oxney   oxan æg   ox island
paddock   pearroc   an enclosure
pas   pise / paþ   pea / path
peas   pise   pea
pease   pise   pea
pebs   petit   small
peck   pic   pitch
peel   paell   cloak or purple dye
pem   pæƿ   a path
pening   pening   coin production
pens   penne   enclosure, pen, fold
peper   piþa   pith (used for lighting)
pepper   paper/hreod-pipere   papyrus(reed like) plants/reed pipes(flutes)
pet   pæþ   path
peter   petersilige   herb parsley/st peter
pether   pæþþan   a path
pett   pit   a pit
pevens   fæsten naess   fortress promentory
pew   euwa   a sheep
pick   picen   pitchy of pitch
pidd   piþa   a marrow
pier   pere   pear
pilt   pæll   purple dye
pin   penn   a pinnacle; a promontory, cape; battlement - steep ground
pis   pæð/pi   path/pea
pit   pytt   a pit or hole in the ground
pitch   pic   pitch - resin
plax   fleax   flax
play   fla   An arrow ⬩ a dart ⬩ javelin
point   pynca   a point
poke   pohha   a pouch or bag
pole   pol   a pool
pool   pol   a pool
poole   pol   a pool
popping   popig   poppy
post   post   post or pedestal
pott   pott   pot
potter   pott-ere   a potter
poul   pull   a pool
poyn   pynca   a point
prince   preon   broach or clasp
puck   pucca   mischevious spirit (puck)
pul   pull   a pool
pull   pull   a pool
pur   pur   a bittern
pye   pyf   windy
quarn   cwæn   a queen
r   ere   person
ra   ra   roebuck - deer
rack   racca   A cord, which forms part of the rigging of a ship
rad   rad   a harness
ral   heal   a corner
ram   rom   a ram - sheep
rand   rand   a brink, edge, margin, shore
ratt   ræt   rat
reac   ræce   a rake
read   ræd   red or ruddy
reep   ræp   A place that the church controls
reps   ræp   A place that the church controls
ret   ræt   a rat
rhee   ea   watercourse
rich   rice   powerful ruler
rick   rics   the reed
rid   þræd   oxen
ridge   hrycg   ridge - originally a back of an animal
rinc   nering   a defended village
ring   nering   a defended village
rings   nering   old defended celtic ring fort
rip   rip   harvesting - farming
ripe   rip   harvest - crop growing
ris   ræs   a whirlpool or rapid tide
rise   risan   rise, go up
rith   rið   a small stream
road   rad   road/carriageway a place where you ride
roberts   roðer   sailor or rower probably means sea inlet or deep river
rod   hroða   hides - tanning possibly
rolven   rowan   rowan tree
rom   rom   a ram - sheep
ron   renge   spiders or spiders web
rose   rose   rose
rother   roðer   sailor or rower probably means sea inlet or deep river
rott   hrot   scum/foam possibly from sea
roug   ræge   a wild she goat
row   ræw   edge or border
ruck   hroc   the bird - rook
rug   ruh   uncultivated
run   run   a whisper , light noise
rush   rusce   a rush plant
rust   roest   rust probably from the colour of the water
s   s   of as in 's(belongs to) or multiple
sad   sada   cord, halter or snare
sale   sealh   willow tree
salis   sear   sear meaning withered and barren
sall   sal   a rope, cord, line or rein
salt   sealt   derived from sult which is modern salt, so a place where salt is extracted
sand   sand   sand
sare   sear   withered, barren
sarre   sæ-rof   strong in rowing
sax   seaxe/sæx   axe used by the saxons
saxon   seax-en   the people of the seaxe
scar   carr   a rock
scarp   scearpe   sharp point usually a ridge or mountain
scull   scyl   shell or nut
se   sæ   the sea
sea   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
seal   sealh   willow tree
sed   sæd/sadal   seed/ass donkey
sel   sel   if near a river - a willow tree
otherwise a hall
sell   sel   if near a river - a willow tree
otherwise a hall
selme   sealma   a couch - possibly an overnight stop
sen   isen   iron
senlac   isen/æsen lacu   iron/ashen pond or lake
sett   sete   place
sev   scep   a sheep
seven   seofon   seven
sex   seaxe/sæx   axe used by the saxons
sey   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
shaftes   sceap   sheep
sham   hamm   Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty.
shaw   sceag   boundary/edge of a wood
shear   sceare   to shear - sheep land
sheep   scæp   sheep
sheer   sc¡re   Light or Clear
shef   sheaf   the river sheaf
shep   scæp   sheep
sher   sceare   to shear - usually sheep
shering   sceran   to cut or shear
shern   sceren   to shear - sheep land
ship   scæp   sheep
shipd   scæp   sheep
shire   scir   office, charge, business, administration, government - administrative area
shore   ora   a shore, haven or port
shot   sprot   a course kind of rush
shrew   screb   cormorant
sib   sæ-bat   sea boat
sid   sid   river sid
side   syde   A decoction or a broth
slade   slæd   low, flat, marshy ground, with a broad bottom
slug   sloges   a muddy wet place - slough
small   smæl   small/little
smeeth   sméðe   smooth - flat land
snail   snægel   a snail
snar   snearu   a snare or noose - a twisted rope
snave   snæþ   a piece of land within defined limits, but without enclosures
sod   sæd   seed
sol   sulh   plough
somer   sumer   summer or harvest
sompt   sealt   derived from sult which is modern salt, so a place where salt is extracted
song   song/sond   a song /sand
south   suþ   south
souther   suþ   southerly
spald   speld   a thin wooden torch
speld   speld   a thin wooden torch
spit   spitu   a roasting spit / spit(point) of land
spring   spring   a well or spring
stad   stæde   a place or pasture
stade   stæþ   a bank or shore
staine   stan   stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
staines   stan   stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
staith   stæþ   a bank or shore
staithe   stæþ   a bank or shore
stam   stan   stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
stan   stan   stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
stane   stan   stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
staple   stapol   a post, pillar or column - possibly roman milepost
stathe   stæþ   a bank or shore
stav   steaf   staff or staves
stead   stæde   a place or pasture
stebb   steða/stybb   stables/stubble
sted   stæde   a place or pasture
stephen   stephen   saint stephen
steven   stiþe   nettle
steyn   stan   stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
stibb   styb   tree stumps
stick   stic   peg or spoon shape
stiff   stif   unbending, rigid
stock   stoc   a place, probably a farm or stockade
stocks   stoc   a place, probably a farm or stockade
stoke   stoc   a place, probably a farm or stockade
ston   stan   stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
stone   stan   stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
stoney   stan   stone - probably a roman road, milestone or builders stone
stort   steort   a promontory, tongue of land
stour   stour   river stour
stow   stow   a place possibly holy
stowe   stow   a place possibly holy
strand   strand   shore or side
stream   stroom   a stream
stut   stut   gnats and midges
sty   stig   a wooden enclosure
sud   suþ   south
sul   suluh/sulh   a plough
sull   suluh/sulh   a plough
sund   sund/sand   sound - noisy / sand possibly Viking meaning a strait
sunn   sunn   the sun(sunny)
sut   suþ   south
suther   suþ   southern
swaff   swæþe   clothing
swin   swyn   pig
swine   swyn   pig
tad   tadige   toad
take   þæc   roof covering(possibly reeds - thatch)
tar   teoru   tar, bitumen, resin, gum
tarr   teoru   tar, bitumen, resin, gum
taw   tawa   part of a cart
tay   twy   a twig or shoot
tean   teon   place of construction
ted   stæde   a place or pasture
tel   teala   farmer
temple   tempel   a temple/church
tend   tynder   tinder for fire lighting
tenter   tender   tinder for fire lighting
tet   tæpped   wall or floor covering - carpet
tey   twy   a twig or shoot
thames   temes   river thames
than   þegn   thane - a servant, one who does service for another
thatch   þæc   roof covering(possibly reeds - thatch)
thax   taxe   a toad
the   þæt   that
thet   þeod   a body of warriors, attached by personal service to the king
they   þæc   roof covering(possibly reeds - thatch)
thirsk   þirsce   threshing place
thorn   þorn   a thorn
thorne   þorn   a thorn
thorp   ƿorp   a crowd - a village
thorpe   ƿorp   a crowd - a village
thurl   ceorl   a freeman
tice   ticcen/hecen   a kid - small goat
tide   tyd   time - meaning regular
til   tilia   farmer
till   tilea   farmer
tip   tæppa   ribbon, tape etc
titch   ticen   a small goad - kid
tod   tude   a shield
todd   tude   a shield
tol   tol   a manufacturing place
toll   cnoll   a hill top or raised area
ending in ton   tun   a settlement on a hill
toot   yppe   a raised place, a lookout place
tor   torr   a turret or tower
torr   torr   a turret or tower
tott   to   a projection - possibly like a hoo but inland
tow   tow-lic   weaving
tree   treow   a tree
triming   trymming   protection
tring   þring   a crowd, crowded
trout   truht   a trout
try   treow   a tree
tud   tude   a shield
tude   tude   a shield
tun   tun   a mountain or hill
tup   tæppa   ribbon, tape etc
twy   twy   a twig
tyne   tyne   river tyne
uck   aac   oak trees
udi   uddyr   udder of a beast
ult   uloh   wool
under   under   beneath or below
up   yppe   a raised place, a lookout place
urst   hyrst   A clearing in the Forest, most were settled after Domesday
vant   fant   spring or fountain
vine   win   a vine - originally latin vinum
wad   waad   woad - blue dye
wade   wæd   a ford
waker   wæccer   watchful
wal   wæl / wul   a deep pool, gulf or deep water / wool
wald   weald   forested uplands
wall   weall   steep ,wall, lofty, high place
walla   weall   steep ,wall, lofty, high place
walt   walch   a harrow - farm
wan   win   pasture
wang   wang   field, plain, land, country, place
wann   wæn   waggon
war   wer   a wier
warble   wen-byl   a boil/warble, probably from the gadfly larvae in cattle
wardine   weort/worð   wort, herb/land
ware   wær   the sea
warm   wearm   warm
warp   weort/worð   wort, herb/land
wart   waeta   wetland or marsh
was   wæsce   a place that floods
wash   æsc/wæsce   ash tree if inland/a place that floods
wat   hwaet/watel   wheat/wattle
water   wæter   water
way   weg   a means of access - track or road
weald   wald   forested uplands
wee   wig   idol or shrine
weet   wæt   wet or moist
wel   wille   A well, spring, fountain
well   wille   A well, spring, fountain
wells   wille   A well, spring, fountain
weo   wig   idol or shrine
wes   wæst   west
west   wæst   west
wester   wæst   west
wet   wæt   wet or moist
wey   wey   river wey
whal   wæl   deep water or of the sea
wharf   hwearf   A wharf, bank, shore
what   hwaet/watel   wheat/wattle
whin   win / wein   a pasture / wine
whit   wæt   wet, damp, moist
white   hwit   white
whittle   watel   wattle(woven twigs)
wich   vicus   small provincial roman town
wick   vicus   small provincial roman town
wig   wig   idol or shrine
wigh   wæt   wet, moist, damp
wil   wig   idol or shrine
wild   weald   a forest or wood
will   wig   idol or shrine
wilm   wylm   steam or vapour - misty or foggy
wilt   wealte/wælt   a ring or snare/thigh or sinew
wim   wylm   steam or vapour - misty
win   win / wein   a pasture / wine
winch   win   pasture
winchel   þweng chesil   thong(long thin) shingle bank
wind   wind   the wind, a windy place
wine   wine   a friend
wing   wean/wingeard   possibly a spring/or a vineyard
wink   wince   winch
wir   wir   myrtle tree
wit   wæt   wet, damp, moist
with   wiðie   a withy - willow band
wither   wiððe   wither a bundle of willow twigs
withy   wiðie   a withy - willow band
witter   wæter   water
wive   webba   spiders
wivels   wæfels   cloak, wrap or covering
wix   vicus   small provincial roman town
wok   wicca   a witch
woking   wocig   snare, noose
wol   wul   wool
wold   wald   forested uplands
wood   wudu   wudu, earlier widu tree, trees collectively, forest, grove.
wool   wul   wool
woot   wæt   wet, damp, moist
worth   weort/worð   wort, herb/land
worthy   weort/worð   wort, herb/land
wot   wæt   wet, damp, moist
wrot   wrot   snout probably meaning pigs
wrox   hroc   rook, raven or jackdaw
wy   wig   idol or shrine
wymond   wyl mund   The well - of a man of power and strength
wyn   win   wine
ending in y   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
yald   gældan   to pay
yarmouth   ear-múþa   the river Yare, múþa the mouth
yates   æte   oats
ye   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
yeo   yeo   the yeo/ivel river from north dorset
yeovil   gæfel   implement fork
yew   iw   yew tree
yne   ynne   onion
yng   ænge   troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
yppe   yppe   a raised place, a lookout place
zett   sete   place or seat(location)
zoy   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
zoyland   æg   an island also eye, ye, sea
 

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