Barrow Gurney
village · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This village name combines 'Barrow', meaning 'burial mound', with 'Gurney', likely a Norman family name. It refers to a settlement near burial mounds associated with the Gurney family.
Word origins
- Barrow
- Old Englishburial mound(from beorg "burial mound, hill")
- Gurney
- Norman FrenchGurney(from Gournay "from Gournay (place in Normandy)")