Alder Gully
valley · Hampshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Alder Gully likely combines the Old English word 'alor' meaning 'alder tree' with 'gēol' meaning 'gully' or 'ravine'. It describes a gully where alder trees grow.
Word origins
- Alder
- Old EnglishAttestedalder tree(from alor "alder tree")
- Gully
- Old Englishgully, ravine(from gēol "gully, ravine")