Barrow Common
village · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This name combines 'Barrow', meaning 'burial mound', with 'Common', referring to common land. It signifies an area of common land situated near burial mounds.
Word origins
- Barrow
- Old Englishburial mound(from beorg "burial mound, hill")
- Common
- Old Englishcommon land(from gemæne "common")