Bancroft
suburban area · Milton Keynes
Old EnglishAI-generated
Bancroft is an Old English name meaning 'bean field'. It refers to a field where beans were grown.
Word origins
- Ban
- Old Englishbean(from bēan "bean")
- croft
- Old Englishfield(from croft "small field, enclosure")
Historical forms
Bancroft · Bancrofte