Backwell
village · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Backwell likely means 'the back stream' or 'the stream at the back'. It refers to a stream located behind or further away from a main settlement.
Word origins
- Back-
- Old Englishback, behind(from bæc "back, behind")
- -well
- Old EnglishAttestedstream(from wella "spring, stream")
Historical forms
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