List of Anglo-Saxon place names and their meanings
The following is a table of locations with British place names, their origins and their meanings.
A key to the languages: AS - Anglo-Saxon C - generic Celtic
K - Cornish W - Welsh SG - Scots Gaelic N - Northumbrian Celtic PC - pre-Celtic Britannic origin L - Latin/Roman Fr - French V - Viking/Norse cor - Corruption
A list of generic prefixes, suffixes, etc found in British place name may be found here
British Place Names
| Modern place name |
Original name |
Meaning |
Language |
Comments |
| Charlton |
ceorla-tun |
Farmstead of the churls |
AS |
There are many Charltons in Britain, taken by some historians as an indicator of comparative economic and social freedom in the Anglo-Saxon social order |
| Croydon |
croeas deana |
Valley of crocuses |
AS |
Croydon derives its name from the fact that it was a centre for the gathering of saffron from crocuses. |
| Hooe |
hou |
high ground or elevation |
AS |
Plymouth Hoe also derives its name from this source |
| Pennycomequick |
pen-y-cwm-kwiuk |
head of the creek |
K (cor) |
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| Rodings |
Hrothingas |
The tribesmen of Hrotha |
AS (cor) |
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Referenced By
Plymouth Hoe
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