Bartley Green
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Bartley Green likely refers to a green or common land associated with a farmstead or settlement. It combines the Old English 'bere' (barley) or 'baer' (bare) with 'leah' (woodland clearing) and 'grene' (green).
Word origins
- Bart
- Old EnglishAttestedbarley or bare(from bere "barley", baer "bare")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland clearing(from leah "woodland clearing")
- Green
- Old EnglishAttestedcommon land(from grene "green")