Barrow Bottom
valley · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely combines the Old English 'bere' (barley) or 'bær' (bare) with 'hōh' (a spur of land or heel-shaped ridge). 'Bottom' refers to a low-lying area or valley.
Word origins
- Barrow
- Old EnglishAttestedbarley ridge or bare ridge(from bere "barley", hōh "heel, spur of land")
- Bottom
- Old EnglishAttestedlow-lying area, valley(from botm "bottom, valley")