Adsborough
village · Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Adsborough likely means 'Adda's borough' or 'Adda's fortified place'. It combines the Old English personal name 'Adda' with the Old English suffix '-burgh', meaning 'fortified place' or 'manor'.
Word origins
- Adda
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Adda "personal name")
- borough
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place, manor(from burh "fortified place, manor")
Historical forms
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