Affpuddle
village · Dorset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Affpuddle means 'Afa's puddle' or 'Afa's stream'. It combines the Old English personal name 'Afa' with the Old English word 'pyl', meaning 'pool' or 'stream'. The second element 'puddle' is a later interpretation.
Word origins
- Afa
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Afa "personal name")
- puddle
- Old Englishpool, stream(from pyl "pool, stream")
Historical forms
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